It's a highly debated topic: Should you regularly take baby aspirin to protect your heart? While some research has shown that daily low-dose aspirin could be beneficial, other studies have presented ...

For decades, many older adults popped a baby aspirin daily in an effort to lower their risk of heart attack and heart disease in general. The idea was that baby aspirin makes blood platelets less ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardiologist Andrew P. Ambrosy, MD, MPH, said today that the millions of Americans who take a daily low-dose aspirin hoping to prevent a first heart attack ...

“For many years in the 1990s and even early 2000s, everyone thought it was healthy to take a mini-dose aspirin every day just to prevent heart attacks,” Dr. Robert Lufkin, an adjunct clinical ...

Taking a daily low-dose aspirin has long been recommended for heart health, but an influential organization changed its guidance on Tuesday. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent ...

That small white pill in your medicine cabinet might be more valuable than you realize. When someone clutches their chest and calls 911 with heart attack symptoms, emergency responders often reach for ...