Tag: Aspirin

Tens of millions of older Americans are taking low-dose aspirin, survey finds. For many, the medication’s risks may outweigh the benefits.

Many older adults are unknowingly putting themselves at risk for internal bleeding by taking low-dose aspirin preventively, a new survey finds, even though it is no longer recommended by health officials, unless seniors already have cardiovascular disease. About a third of adults 60 and older said they routinely take aspirin when they shouldn’t be doing […]