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  "id": 4126666,
  "title": "Statins can safely cut risk of heart attacks or strokes in healthy people aged over 70, world-first clinical trial shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/statins-can-safely-cut-risk-of-heart-attacks-or-strokes-in-healthy",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-29T06:25:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/29/statins-reduce-risk-heart-attack-stroke-over-70s-clinical-trial"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A world-first clinical trial led by Australian researchers has found that statins, a common cholesterol-lowering medication, can safely reduce the risk of heart attacks or strokes in healthy people over the age of 70, with a low risk of serious side effects. The trial challenges previous assumptions that statins are primarily prescribed to individuals under the age of 75 with specific risk factors such as diabetes and high cholesterol. This groundbreaking study opens up the possibility of extending the use of statins to an older demographic, potentially improving cardiovascular health for a larger portion of the aging population.",
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      {
        "outlet": "MedPage Today",
        "title": "Statins Handed a Victory in Healthy Older People in STAREE",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/statins-handed-a-victory-in-healthy-older-people-in-staree",
        "published": "2026-08-29T06:15:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Statins can safely cut risk of heart attacks or strokes in healthy people aged over 70, world-first clinical trial shows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/statins-can-safely-cut-risk-of-heart-attacks-or-strokes-in-healthy-4128423",
        "published": "2026-08-29T06:25:19.000Z"
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  "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."
}