More than 8,200 people died because of alcohol in 2023, according to data from Public Health England, a 42% rise on 2019. Alcohol is also a known cause of more than 60 illnesses. Be the first to ...

Scientists have several theories about how the drug might reduce alcohol cravings. By Dani Blum Some people who take drugs like Ozempic have noticed a surprising but welcome side effect ...

Alcohol is the top cause of liver disease, according to the National Institutes of Health. Dr. James Burton, a liver transplant expert in Colorado, said this is a new and alarming shift.

Kara Stainbrook depended on alcohol to get through the day for two years. The 45-year-old from Mercer, Pennsylvania, was going through a bottle of vodka a week, sometimes two, and hiding it from ...

In 2013, when the Irish Department of Health proposed a series of measures to reduce alcohol use and harm, the country had one of the highest rates of alcohol consumption in the world, at 14 L of ...

The tide has largely turned against alcohol. Drinking, at least in moderation, was once seen as a harmless—or even healthy—indulgence that could strengthen your heart and even lengthen your ...

You can probably assume that the tequila shot staring at you from the sticky bartop isn’t good for you. But what about that glass of red wine at dinner?

Alcohol consumption tends to increase in Wet February — the month ushered in by Dry January — and so does the likelihood of hangovers. Dr. Neena Chandrasekaran, a pulmonary critical care ...

Semaglutide could help people drink less alcohol. Semaglutide, a medication widely used for diabetes and weight loss, may offer another unexpected benefit -- it could help people drink less alcohol.

Given that alcohol is the most frequent functional group found in bioactive natural products and marketed drugs, and is a versatile synthetic intermediate with a middle level of carbon oxidation ...

Medications that have transformed the treatment of obesity may also help people drink less alcohol, according to new government-funded research. The study was small — just 48 adults — and ...

It’s a big year for booze, both for the people who drink it and the companies that make it: U.S. officials are set to sift through competing science on drinking alcohol to decide how much is too ...