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Should you be taking daily aspirin for your heart?

Should you be taking daily aspirin for your heart?

Update: 2025-09-19
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It was once thought that taking daily aspirin was an effective way to prevent cardiovascular disease.

But a follow-up of a major study that involved more than 15,000 adults found no evidence of benefit – in fact there was evidence of some risk.

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Should you be taking daily aspirin for your heart?

Should you be taking daily aspirin for your heart?

Australian Broadcasting Corporation