A promising new medicine against heart disease fails unexpectedly

Posted Saturday, November 7, 2026 9:50 am

Rob Stein (via NPR:Health)

Doctors expected an experimental drug that lowers a common risk factor for heart attacks would save patients' lives. The medicine made no difference.

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