Music therapy can lower blood pressure, and help relax and ease anxiety for a patient who is about to undergo an ocular procedure.

Children with rheumatic diseases may face increased risks for COVID-19-related hospitalization, particularly those using glucocorticoids, rituximab, or mycophenolate.

Only 17% of adults say they want to see Medicaid funding decreased, while 42% think funding should increase and 40% think it should be kept about the same.

“The free at-home COVID-19 test distribution program is not currently accepting orders,” the website states. However, tests that were ordered before 8 p.m. ET on March 9 will still be shipped.

HealthDay News — Self-perceived stress is associated with cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CIS), according to a study published online March 5 in Neurology.

A number of US adults have suboptimal five-year sleep duration trajectories, with these trajectories associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality.

Hospital emergency department stays for patients with suspected papilledema significantly shortened after an OCT evaluation.

The FDA has accepted for review the New Drug Application for SYD-101 (atropine sulfate) to slow the progression of myopia in children.

OKYO Pharma has filed a Fast Track designation application for urcosimod in the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain.

High adherence to a Mediterranean diet was significantly associated with sleep duration, sleep quality, and chronotype.

Thirty-one million people, or 12% of the US adult population, borrowed $74 million last year to help pay medical costs for themselves or a family member.

Evidence relating to barriers to and facilitators of clinical preventive service use in people with disabilities is limited.