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Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Tied to Higher Complications After Major Surgery

TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 – Patients undergoing major surgery who experience alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) and delirium tremens (DT) face significantly higher risks for complications, according to a...

USPSTF Recommends Screening Adults for Unhealthy Alcohol Use

TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening adults for unhealthy alcohol use and providing brief behavioral counseling interventions for those...

Risk Has Doubled For Alcohol Liver Disease

THURSDAY, July 24, 2025 — Heavy-drinking Americans are more than twice as likely to develop alcohol-related liver disease compared to two decades ago, even though folks generally imbibe the same a...

Summer Drinking Poses Unique And Sobering Risks

SATURDAY, July 19, 2025 — Lift a toast to summer fun but don’t let risky drinking ruin the party.  Too much alcohol can be deadly in the summer heat, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alco...

Societal Stress Driving Trans, Gender-Diverse To Drink

FRIDAY, July 11, 2025 — Societal stress could be driving some transgender and gender-diverse people to the bottle, a small-scale study says. People whose gender identity differs from their birth sex d...

Hypertension Deaths From Excessive Alcohol Use Are Increasing

THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 – The estimated mean annual number of hypertension deaths from excessive alcohol use was higher in 2020-2021 than in 2016-2017, with a higher increase among women than men,...

Menstrual Cycle Phases May Be Linked to Higher Alcohol Craving, Drinking

TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 – Fluctuations in ovarian sex hormones across the menstrual cycle may influence women’s likelihood of alcohol consumption, according to a study presented at the annual s...

Menstrual Cycle Might Play A Role In Drinking

MONDAY, June 23, 2025 — A woman’s craving for alcohol might depend partially on her menstrual cycle, a pilot study says. Specifically, women appear to have higher risk for alcohol cravings and binge d...

Low Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Rates Seen in Cancer Survivors

THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 – For U.S. adult cancer survivors with a new alcohol use disorder (AUD) diagnosis, the one-year cumulative incidence of AUD treatment initiation was 14.3 percent, according to...

These Three Bad Habits Can Harm Your Health As Young As Your Mid-30s

FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 – Bad habits like smoking, heavy drinking and skipping exercise can start to impact a person’s health as early as their mid-30s, a new study says. In fact, those three s...

Red Wine Protects Against Cancer? Maybe Not

THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 – Red wine has been thought to potentially offer protection against cancer, given its high levels of the anti-inflammatory antioxidant resveratrol. But there’s no clear e...

Red Wine No Better Than White in Terms of Cancer Risk

THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 – There is no significant difference in the association between red or white wine consumption and overall cancer risk, according to a meta-analysis published in a February...

Semaglutide May Reduce Craving in Alcohol Use Disorder

FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 – Low-dose semaglutide seems to reduce craving and certain drinking outcomes in alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to a study published online Feb. 12 in JAMA Psychiatry....

More Evidence Ozempic Can Curb Alcoholism

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 – Yet another study is supporting the notion that the blockbuster GLP-1 drug Ozempic can help problems drinkers curb their intake. The research found that, compared to...

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...

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