2012 Cholesterol Innovation 
Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
DECEMBER 31, 2022
That rate hovered steady in 2009 and 2010, and then rose to about 70% in 2011, 2012, and 2013. This is a cholesterol lowering injectable drug, known as a PCSK9-Inhibitor. They all lower cholesterol (LDL) more than statins – hooray (or perhaps not). Cholesterol lowering is what the NHS now does. This year’s approval rate?
Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
OCTOBER 30, 2024
I, Dr Malcolm Kendrick, with or without other co-conspirators, would be accused of spreading misinformation about cholesterol and statins. The hypothesis that a raised cholesterol level causes heart disease [atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)] is possibly the single most powerful idea in medicine. With thousands dying.
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