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  "id": 4128423,
  "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",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-29T06:25:19.000Z",
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    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/29/statins-reduce-risk-heart-attack-stroke-over-70s-clinical-trial"
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  "summary": "Australian-led trial finds low risk of side effects from common cholesterol-lowering medication for otherwise healthy older people Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Taking a common cholesterol-lowering medication can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke for people aged over 70, with a low risk of serious side effects, a world-first clinical trial led by…",
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        "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",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-29T06:25:19.000Z"
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