“20% risk means we need to without a doubt medicate people for the rest of their life!”

This really says something to me about American medicine. Something is going to get you at some point. Is something that has a 80% risk of not happening really justify medication which comes with it own cost and risk?

Another article on this topic was posted a few weeks ago and prompted the same reaction in me.

This is a recommendation done globally though. 20% risk = statins. This is true in Japan, Europe, China, Oceania, etc.

Yep, doctors in the US routinely prescribe statins for people with less than 5% risk. Very common.