Millions of people take a daily low-dose aspirin, even though they are not at risk of heart disease. (Getty Images) For years, doctors recommended that older adults at a higher risk for heart attack ...

It’s a tough pill to swallow. Aspirin is a popular drug with people of all ages — but one heart surgeon says not everybody should be popping the pain reliever. Dr. Jeremy London took to TikTok to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." You may have heard that taking a low dose of aspirin every day can boost your heart health. Last year, ...

Both women and men with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) who take aspirin as secondary prevention fare just as well, for the most part, whether they’re on 81 mg or 325 mg daily, ...

With the aim of stroke prevention, older adults free of cardiovascular disease do not have anything to gain from taking low-dose aspirin on a daily basis and the risks outweigh any potential benefit, ...

Leading heart experts say the results were "somewhat surprising," and their discovery could warrant a conversation with your ...

Addressing a longstanding controversy in cancer prevention, a large randomized trial showed that low-dose aspirin reduced the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in patients with Lynch syndrome just as ...

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Share on Pinterest Low dose aspirin is recommended for some people who have had major cardiac events. Valentina Barreto/Stocksy United A study looked at whether taking low dose aspirin reduces the ...

Q. I had quadruple bypass heart surgery 25 years ago. Following the procedure, my cardiologist put me on the higher dose (325 milligrams) aspirin. I have stayed on this dose all these years with no ...