US President Donald Trump’s health has once again come under scrutiny after he revealed that he takes a higher daily dose of aspirin than doctors typically recommend. In an interview with The Wall ...
President Donald Trump's disclosure that he takes a large daily dose of aspirin to prevent the onset of cardiac disease, despite his doctor's recommendation he take less, has brought new public ...
For millions of individuals managing Type 2 diabetes, every visit to the doctor carries the same concern; What do I do to prevent the next heart attack or stroke? A new study presented at the American ...
Q: I'm 68 and overweight by 45 pounds. Now that GLP-1s are going to be covered by Medicare, I think I will add that to my regimen -- I also take a statin. Does that make sense to you?-- Steve T., ...
Colton Jones, M.D., of The University of Texas San Antonio, discusses aspirin for colorectal cancer prevention after ...
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Is Trump's Aspirin Dose Too High?

The problem with daily aspirin use is the risk of bleeding, as seen time and time again in major randomized trials. In the ASPREE study, for example, elderly aspirin users saw their risk of ...
Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) did not appear to raise the risk for cardiovascular disease in older healthy adults treated with low-dose aspirin, but it was associated with an ...
Q. I’m 76 years old, and I’ve taken an aspirin every day since I was 28 because of arthritis. Although cancer runs in my family on both sides, I’ve never had cancer of any sort. My dad died of ...
Q: I’m 68 and overweight by 45 pounds. Now that GLP-1s are going to be covered by Medicare, I think I will add that to my regimen — I also take a statin. Does that make sense to you?— Steve T., ...