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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 ...

For 40 years, it has been the standard in post-heart attack health care, but a new study from the European Society of Cardiology is putting the usage of beta blockers in limbo. While the new study may ...

Doctors are reassessing decades of standard treatment for patients who have had heart attacks after new research shows beta-blockers may be anywhere from useless to harmful in certain cases. The ...

Beta-blockers may not reduce the risk of death or repeat heart attacks for patients with preserved heart function. Women may face higher risks from beta-blockers. Long-term use can cause side effects ...

Tomas Jernberg's employer (Karolinska Institutet) has received a grant from MSD for a research project performed by Dr. Jernberg but not related to this article. As a cardiologist, I frequently meet ...

In two large studies of heart attack survivors, beta-blocker drugs benefited those with mildly impaired heart function Contradictory trial results seen in patients without heart dysfunction More data ...

A recent ruling from Germany’s Federal Supreme Court (BGH) has revived a legal battle over whether browser-based ad blockers infringe copyright, raising fears about a potential ban of the tools in the ...

If you have an abnormal heart rhythm or another heart condition like high blood pressure, a beta-blocker may be a key part of your treatment plan. Beta-blockers, such as atenolol, metoprolol, and ...

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I first took beta blockers two years ago, when I was asked to give a eulogy. Terrible at public speaking on a good day, let alone at a funeral, my first instinct was to refuse to do it. I had made a ...

Geraldine Vishwanathan is playing Mel in the American superhero film Thunderbolts* which is scheduled to release on May 2, 2025. Australian actress Geraldine Viswanathan rose to fame with roles in the ...