Beta blockers, traditionally used to treat high blood pressure, have become the go-to medication for anxiety — but they are helpful in “limited situations,” an expert tells PEOPLE.

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 ...

Experts fear young Australians are being seduced by social media buzz around using cardiovascular medication, which has been ...

Beta-blockers after a heart attack are being re-evaluated by a major new study, which suggests they may not offer benefits ...

The cardiovascular safety of interrupting beta-blocker could not be shown in comparison to continuation in patients with a history of myocardial infarction (MI) and there was no benefit to the ...

An unlikely byproduct of the Oscars red-carpet coverage last Sunday? The mention of beta blockers by actor Rachel Sennott, who told a host that her pre-event routine is to “take that beta blocker, ...

A large new study conducted in Spain and Italy found that beta blockers, drugs often used to slow the heart rate and lower blood pressure, did not provide clear benefits for heart attack patients ...