In an analysis by race, sex, age, and geography, alcohol-induced death rates in 2024 are nearly double those in 1999, with a sharp increase at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sep 17, 2025
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A new study by the Centenary Institute and the Sydney Local Health District has found that a specialized blood test can detect alcohol use in people with liver disease far more accurately than commonly used biomarker tests ...
Sep 11, 2025
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Research scientists from the Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute have found that individuals with a parent who died from liver disease face more than double the risk of developing alcohol-associated ...
Aug 26, 2025
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Americans who drink heavily are more than twice as likely to develop significant liver disease compared to 20 years ago, according to a new Keck Medicine of USC study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Jul 23, 2025
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Distinct trends were seen in etiology-based mortality with chronic liver disease (CLD) before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a research letter published online April 29 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
May 8, 2025
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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 research letter published online in the Journal of the ...
Apr 25, 2025
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In 2021, health care costs associated with gastrointestinal health reached $111.8 billion. But, this is more than just a number. This statistic also represents the increasing physical and financial burdens on patients, medical ...
Apr 7, 2025
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From 2005 to 2021, alcohol-induced liver disease (AILD)-related hospitalizations and liver transplants (LTs) increased among women and men and in younger and older adults, according to a research letter published online Nov. ...
Nov 21, 2024
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Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality globally. Chronic alcohol consumption, a primary driver of ALD, leads to a spectrum of liver conditions ranging from fatty liver to cirrhosis ...
Jul 16, 2024
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When Mass General transplant hepatologist Wei Zhang says he wants his colleagues to think before they speak, he has the tragedy of a recent patient in mind.
May 1, 2024
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