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How Well Do Statins Work? What the 'Take High Doses' Study Really Showed About Their Effectiveness

Dr. Zoe Harcombe reviews a recent retrospective statins study published in the JAMA open network, which “set out to examine whether people who took their statins as prescribed, and people who were on stronger doses of these drugs, had fewer events associated with cardiovascular disease, like heart attacks, angina, or heart failure,” noting a variety of problems with the study’s design, reporting, and presentation of outcomes.

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