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What You Need to Know About the New Cholesterol Guidelines

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 13, 2013

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have lowered the recommended threshold for when to prescribe statins. Alice Park, Time magazine staff writer covering health, explains the shift in guidelines and what it will mean for those with high cholesterol.

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