Should older adults still take baby aspirin every day?
A new study from Johns Hopkins University has found that many older Americans are still taking baby aspirin every day to try to prevent...
Many older adults still taking daily aspirin—but should they?
A new study from Johns Hopkins University has found that many older Americans are still taking a daily low-dose aspirin to prevent heart problems—even...
This drug may be better than aspirin for heart disease prevention
A new study suggests that clopidogrel, a common blood thinner, may be better than aspirin at protecting people with heart disease from serious problems...
Fewer adults need aspirin to prevent heart disease, study finds
A new study shows that far fewer middle-aged adults may need to take aspirin to prevent heart disease, according to researchers from Rochester General...
Aspirin could help prevent colon cancer recurrence
A new study from Sweden has found that aspirin could help prevent the return of colon and rectal cancer after surgery—but only in certain...
Can aspirin prevent high blood pressure? Here’s what we know
Aspirin is a common medicine that many people take to ease pain or reduce a fever.
It’s also used to protect the heart by preventing...
Probing aspirin’s benefits: exploring its role in prevention
You’ve probably taken aspirin for pain or a fever. But some people take a low dose of aspirin every day.
It can reduce the risk...
Daily aspirin shows no long-term heart benefits for older adults, study finds
For decades, many people believed that taking a daily low-dose aspirin could protect the heart and prevent heart attacks or strokes.
But new research led...
This drug may outperform aspirin for long-term heart protection
For decades, aspirin has been the go-to medication for people living with coronary artery disease (CAD), a condition in which the heart’s arteries become...
How aspirin may prevent cancer spread
Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind how aspirin could reduce the metastasis of some cancers by stimulating the immune system, in a new study...