A reality TV star's claim that a beta blocker dulled their emotions and made them appear calm on camera has sparked a wave of social media commentary. These medicines, first developed to manage high ...

Blood pressure medications work in different ways to manage high blood pressure. A medication may remove excess water and salt, relax your blood vessels, cause your heart to beat less forcefully, ...

When performing onstage, Dania Hallak, a singer and songwriter, sometimes found she couldn’t hit lower notes. Her vocal coach suggested it was performance anxiety. Hallak saw her doctor, who ...

If you watched the Golden Globe Awards, you may have heard Pluribus star Rhea Seehorn mention that she thought about taking beta blockers before taking to the stage to accept her trophy. “My speech ...

Getting enough sleep is essential for good health. During sleep, the body repairs itself, the brain stores memories, and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration: Cat O'Neil/The Guardian (Illustration: Cat O'Neil/The Guardian) I first took beta blockers two years ago, when I was ...

A drug commonly prescribed after a heart attack doesn’t seem to offer significant benefits for people who recover without lasting damage — and could pose added risks to women. In a new research trial, ...

What if calming your heart didn't require a prescription? For decades, drugs called beta-blockers have been the standard for managing heart rate and blood pressure. But today, more women are ...

In a recent study, beta blockers appeared to significantly lower both the annualized risk for conversion from presymptomatic to symptomatic Huntington disease (HD) and the rate of worsening among ...