Current guidelines only offer it as an option for certain high-risk patients. As a result, most patients and even many doctors have no idea that a better cholesterol test even exists.

Lipid screening remains a problem for primary care physicians and pediatricians. One reason may be conflicting guidance and data.

Groups such as the American Heart Association have been highlighting the importance of knowing your cholesterol numbers. Experts hope the outreach resonates in states such as North Dakota, where rates ...

I just had my cholesterol checked by my GP and was given different measurements to when I’ve had it done previously. Can you explain why this is? Senior Cardiac Nurse Christopher Allen says: The ...

Decades-long recommendations to limit dietary cholesterol may soon change. Every five years, the US Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services release an update of the ...

I just had my cholesterol checked by my GP and was given different measurements to when I’ve had it done previously. Can you explain why this is? Senior Cardiac Nurse Christopher Allen says: The ...