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Tens of millions of people take statin type cholesterol lowering drugs,

but some people can't tolerate statins.

This is the people's pharmacy with Terry and Joe Grayden. The Food and Drug Administration has approved new treatments for lowering

LDL cholesterol to protect your heart. How effective are they and what are the downsides?

Today, we're happy to bring you one of the country's leading cardiology researchers.

He'll describe his latest study on Bempedoic acid, also known as Nexlatol.

What is lipoprotein A and why should you be tested for this important risk factor for heart disease?

Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, cutting edge cardiology from a top heart doctor. In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines, Public Health Experts' Health Headlines,

Public health experts are urging health care facilities not to drop masking requirements too soon.

When the pandemic began, hospitals, clinics, and doctors offices adopted universal masking

as a way of slowing the spread of COVID infections.

With a decline in COVID-19 cases, many people have stopped using the precautions that were

in place during the height of the pandemic, but SARS-Covee too is still circulating

and some people are still getting very sick

or dying as a result.

According to the commentary in annals of internal medicine,

health care facilities serve a lot of vulnerable

patients who could suffer serious consequences if infected.

In addition, the return to pre-pandemic sick leave policies makes it more likely that health care

workers will come to work with COVID-19. Maintaining masking within the facilities

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