May 1, 2014 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force posted today a final Research Plan on screening for dyslipidemia and the use of statins to improve cardiovascular outcomes in adults. The draft Research Plan for this topic was posted for public comment from February 27 to March 26, 2014. The Task Force reviewed all of the comments that were submitted and took them into consideration as it finalized the Research Plan. To view the final Research Plan, please go to /uspstf/recommendation/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication.
