{
  "id": 19809230,
  "title": "Stopping statins after 70 may be safer than expected, but there's a catch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/stopping-statins-after-70-may-be-safer-than-expected-but-theres-a-19809230",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-13T12:14:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/11/261112025534.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A major study of nearly 1,900 older adults suggests that stopping statins after age 70 may be relatively safe in the short term for people who have never experienced a heart attack or stroke. However, a higher rate of serious cardiovascular events or death during longer follow-up raises questions about the risks of discontinuing these widely prescribed medications.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}