Millions of middle-aged people received some good news last week. Many of the aches and pains experienced by those who take medication to lower their cholesterol levels and protect against heart disease are caused not by the pills themselves but by fears about their effects, international research has found.

This will come as a relief to readers of the Express newspaper and website. “The ‘sudden’ and disturbing sensation that can occur in the knee”; “Three after-effects ... that affect the eyes; “The ‘strange’ feeling that has been reported in men”. These are some of its recent scary headlines about reactions to taking statins.

Financial Times