New Guidelines Advise Against Daily Aspirin Unless Prescribed

Updated September 30, 2019

Stories about new research that found that the risks outweigh the benefits for people who are taking low-dose aspirin to prevent a heart attack or stroke interviews John M. Canty Jr., SUNY Distinguished Professor and Albert and Elizabeth Rekate Professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. “No one under the age of 40 should be on aspirin unless there are very unique circumstances,” Canty said.