We tend to think of high cholesterol and its many negative health impacts as something that afflicts older people. The truth is, anyone, of any age, can have unhealthy levels of low-density ...

Organized by nine laboratories on five continents, the study by some members of the Global Diagnostics Network, a Quest Diagnostics-led strategic working group, is the largest to evaluate worldwide ...

If you are concerned about your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, you’ll usually get a specific blood test to look at your cholesterol levels to see where things stand. At least, that’s how ...

A panel discussion titled “Elevated Lipoprotein(a): Raise Your Game and Lower Your (Risk) Score?” presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2023, which convened in ...

New research suggests that everyone should have their lipoprotein(a) levels tested—but what is that? Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD New guidelines recommend a more comprehensive, ...

Research was conducted by multiple laboratories in the Global Diagnostics Network and included more than 460 million lipid test results from 17 countries to determine risk of cardiovascular disease ...

Point-of-care (POC) testing can significantly increase routine lipid screening of preteen patients, according to findings from a study published in Pediatrics. At the beginning of the study, testing ...

Most people rely on a standard lipid panel to gauge their heart health, but experts say those numbers don’t always tell the full story. While cholesterol levels provide a baseline, they don’t capture ...

The Food and Drug Administration is moving to regulate more closely a widely used class of tests that labs run to detect cancer, measure cholesterol and look for other health issues, people familiar ...