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Alcoholic Liver Disease Mortality Increased Across Demographic Groups
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 – Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) mortality increased significantly from 2019 to 2022, according to a study published online June 11 in JAMA Network Open. Chun-Wei Pan,...
Alcohol-Linked Liver Deaths Rising in Women and Young Adults
FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 — Alcohol-related liver disease deaths are increasing — and they’re rising faster in some groups, including women, young adults and Indigenous people, new research shows. Betwe...
Lasso-LR Model Best for Predicting AKI Mortality in Alcoholic Cirrhosis
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 – The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator-logistic regression (Lasso-LR) model is optimal for predicting in-hospital mortality for adult patients with alcoholic...
Alcohol-Related Cancer Deaths Double In The U.S.
FRIDAY, May 23, 2025 — Alcohol-fueled cancer deaths nearly doubled in the United States during the past three decades, with cases among men driving this surge, a new study says. Between 1990 and 2...
Young Women Show Greater Increase in Past-Month Binge Drinking Than Men
THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 – The sex-based differences in past-month binge drinking among young adults reversed in 2021-2023 versus 2017-2019, with higher rates emerging among women, according to a...
Moderate, Heavy Alcohol Consumption Linked to Signs of Injury in the Brain
FRIDAY, April 11, 2025 – Moderate, heavy, and former heavy alcohol consumption are associated with hyaline arteriolosclerosis and neurofibrillary tangles, according to a study published online April...
1992 to 2021 Saw Decrease in Burden of Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis in Women
MONDAY, April 7, 2025 – The burden of alcohol-related cirrhosis (AC) among women has decreased but is disproportionately high in lower Sociodemographic Index (SDI) regions, according to a study...
Dose-Dependent Link Seen for Alcohol, Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer in Patients With Hep B
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 – For patients with hepatitis B virus, alcohol is associated with dose-dependent increased risks for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a review...
Drinking Alcohol Is Linked to Health Risks, Says Report
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 – A new federal report warns that drinking alcohol could raise your risk of dying early. The draft of the report released Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human...
Blood Test Might Alert Doctors to Problem Drinking
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – Have you been boozing more often than usual? A new blood test might be able to tell if you’re damaging your liver from too many beers, margaritas or belts of scotch, r...
Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease Up in Older U.S. Adults
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 – The prevalence of and mortality from alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) increased among older U.S. adults, according to a study presented at...
Referral to Hepatology Low With Excessive Alcohol Use, High FIB-4
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 – Only 37 percent of patients with excessive alcohol use (EAU) and a high fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4) are referred to hepatology, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in...