In almost half of all fatal electric scooter crashes in Sweden, the rider has been under the influence of alcohol. These fatal crashes occur mainly in the evenings or at night, and in all cases, no helmet was worn. This is ...
Jul 2, 2026
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As families get ready for outdoor summer adventures, a Simon Fraser University study has found that alcohol significantly reduces the chance of youths being rescued from drowning. The findings indicate that teenagers are ...
Jun 15, 2026
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Physical trauma is the leading cause of death in young adults. About 1 in 4 patients with multiple trauma is alcohol-intoxicated at the time of injury, typically suffering from a fall or a traffic accident. The medical assessment ...
Jan 26, 2026
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Alcohol consumption is widely known to affect decision-making, but a recent study led by researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso found that the extent of that impact may have something to do with the drinker's ...
Jul 2, 2025
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Heavy alcohol consumption is usually associated with the summer months, not with Easter.
Apr 18, 2025
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The numbers of e-scooter and e-bike injuries have tripled in the US since 2019, fueled by alcohol and substance use, finds a nationwide analysis of emergency department visits, published online in the journal Injury Prevention.
Dec 10, 2024
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The new Northern Territory government is planning a swathe of changes to alcohol policy.
Oct 18, 2024
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A new University of Otago, Christchurch, study has raised calls for more targeted public health interventions for specific demographic groups—especially Māori and Pacific females—to help address Aotearoa New Zealand's alarming ...
Oct 17, 2024
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Medicine is subjecting the negative effects of alcohol on body and health to ever greater scrutiny. This should not surprise us, as alcohol is one of the strongest cell toxins that exist. In a recent study, doctors at LMU ...
Oct 9, 2024
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For the first time since the pandemic, it got a little safer to cross America's streets in 2023, new statistics show.
Jun 25, 2024
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