Statins are a group of medicines that lower the amount of ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol in the body, according to the NHS. There are five different types of statin available on prescription in the UK, including atorvastatin, fluvastatin, and pravastatin. If you’re worried
Statins are a group of medicines that lower the amount of ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol in the body, according to the NHS. There are five different types of statin available on prescription in the UK, including atorvastatin, fluvastatin, and pravastatin. If you’re worried
GP Dr Amir Khan spoke on Good Morning Britain (GMB) to answer questions regarding the safety of the coronavirus vaccines. GMB host Ranvir Singh whether there were any risks of taking any of the other vaccines. Dr Amir argued that no medicine
Am I at risk of a blood clot? You’re more likely to get a blood clot if any of the following applies: You’re overweight You smoke You’ve had a blood clot before You’ve just had a baby You’re pregnant You have Crohn’s
To date, there has been no blood clots associated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. “On the basis of this ongoing review, the benefits of the vaccines against COVID-19 continue to outweigh any risks,” said the MHRA. It added: “You should continue to get
The UK’s AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved by both the European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organisation, based on a global clinical program involving 23,000 participants. The company said at the time: “All of these evaluations have concluded that the AstraZeneca
