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1. Statins may help almost everyone with type 2 diabetes live longer

   New research suggests statins may protect adults with type 2 diabetes regardless of how low their predicted heart risk appears. In a large UK study, statin use was linked to fewer deaths and major cardiac events across all risk levels. Even those labeled “low risk” benefited, challenging long-held assumptions about who should receive preventive therapy. Side effects were rare and generally mild.

2. Scientists finally uncover why statins cause muscle pain

   A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness. Researchers found that certain statins can latch onto a key muscle protein and trigger a tiny but harmful calcium leak inside muscle cells. That leak may weaken muscles directly or activate processes that slowly break them down, offering a long-sought explanation for statin-related aches.

3. Max-dose statins save lives—here’s why doctors are starting strong

   Potent statins are the best-proven weapon against heart disease, especially when paired with lifestyle changes. Most people aren’t active enough—and many are underdiagnosed—so starting treatment strong is key.

4. The pleasure prescription: Why more sex means less menopause pain

   Keeping sex on the schedule may be its own menopause medicine: among 900 women aged 40-79, those active in the last three months reported far less dryness, pain, and irritation, while orgasm and overall satisfaction stayed rock-solid despite dips in desire and lubrication. The results hint that intimacy itself can curb genitourinary syndrome of menopause, a cluster of estrogen-related symptoms that erode quality of life.

5. Statin use may improve survival in patients with some blood cancers

   Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) who were taking cholesterol-lowering statin medications at the start of their cancer treatment had a 61% lower risk of dying from their cancer compared to similar patients who were not taking statins, according to a new study.

6. Combination of drugs could prevent thousands of heart attacks

   Patients who receive an add-on medication soon after a heart attack have a significantly better prognosis than those who receive it later, or not all, new research suggests.

7. How a Y chromosome gene may shape the course of heart valve disease

   Researchers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease -- aortic valve stenosis -- progresses differently in males and females.

8. New STI impacts 1 in 3 women: Landmark study reveals men are the missing link

   A landmark study reveals that bacterial vaginosis (BV), a condition affecting nearly a third of women worldwide and causing infertility, premature births and newborn deaths, is in fact an STI, paving the way for a revolution in how it is treated.