New cholesterol guidelines from the AHA, ACC, and other medical organizations in 2026 recommend treating high cholesterol earlier, with more than half of U.S. adults now eligible for statin therapy under the updated ACC/AHA/Multisociety Dyslipidemia Guideline.

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Think of this as a major update to the rules for heart health. Doctors are now being told to consider statin medications for a much larger group of adults, not just those at the highest risk. The...