Healthy elderly people do not benefit from taking a daily dose of aspirin. That's according to researchers, who also warn it could cause internal bleeding. A low dose of aspirin is commonly ...

Among people ages 60 and older with no personal or family history of a heart attack or stroke, 22% said they take daily low-dose aspirin. People may be taking low-dose aspirin because they heard ...

“People who are 40 to 59 years old and who don’t have a history of CVD but are at higher risk may benefit from starting to take aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke,” John Wong ...

For decades, taking low-dose aspirin every day was widely recommended as an easy way to prevent heart attacks and strokes. But that advice has changed.

Yet 57 percent of people ages 50 to 80 who regularly take low-dose aspirin probably won’t benefit from it because they don’t have a history of cardiovascular disease, according to a recent ...

Nearly one in three Americans over the age of 60 — roughly 19 million people — take aspirin daily, according to a 2021 study. ... 1 in 3 older Americans take aspirin daily.

Nearly one in three Americans over the age of 60 — roughly 19 million people — take aspirin daily, according to a 2021 study. What does it do? 1 in 3 older Americans take aspirin daily.

Among adults 60 or older, nearly 30% reported taking aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease, and around 5% of all adults 60 or older reported using aspirin without medical advice.

Daily Aspirin No Longer Recommended for Stroke Prevention in Older Adults — Although Millions Still Take It. A new survey found that 1 in 5 adults “who say they have no personal or family ...

Taking low-dose aspirin every day was linked to a 23.5% risk for developing anemia within 5 years among older adults. Physicians should consider periodic hemoglobin monitoring for older people on ...

Official recommendations have changedBy Kevin LoriaFor decades, taking low-dose aspirin (81 mg) every day was widely recommended as an easy way to prevent heart attacks and strokes. But that ...