Review of 2019
The following review of the year captures the 52 articles/topics that I have researched and written about during 2019: January
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Statins don’t work well for half those who take them
For those lovely people who support what I do, this will be my Monday note (22nd April). I’m sharing the
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Why cholesterol can’t cause heart disease
Introduction The more you examine the cholesterol-heart hypothesis, the more it doesn’t make sense. This week’s note has been inspired
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Statins in the over 75s
A rapid response was published in the BMJ here. Introduction The Cholesterol Treatment Trialists’ (CTT) Collaboration has been quiet for
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Review of 2018
A year ago, a review was published called “21st century science overload“. It reported that 2009 was the year when
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Lowering LDL
On 10th November, 2018, the American Heart Association (AHA) published new cholesterol guidelines (Ref 1). The document is on open
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Statins for children
I was particularly horrified by headlines last week e.g. “Up to 56,000 children may get statins, say scientists” (Ref 1).
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Statins: at what age?
1st August 2017 would have been a confusing day for anyone reading all the UK papers. The Telegraph front page
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Statins, PCSK9s, diabetes and heart disease
There were two interesting statin stories this week. On Friday March 17th 2017, the front page of the UK Express
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