Research tracking thousands of adults found that staying fit lowered mortality and liver disease risk among drinkers—though ...

Heavy drinking is clearly bad for your health. But it’s long been questioned whether moderate drinking is also risky—and, if so, how risky, exactly. Health researchers have consistently found links ...

The negative health impacts of alcohol have been in the spotlight since the surgeon general’s recent advisory, and now experts are warning that older drinkers might be more sensitive to those effects.

Most adults in the United States drink alcohol, but there is steadily growing public concern about the health effects of moderate drinking. The latest science supports those concerns, but two recent ...

Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of death and disability: chronic diseases. Her focus includes autoimmune conditions and diseases of the lungs, kidneys, liver (and more). She writes about ...

Two reports analyzing alcohol’s impact on human health have come to differing conclusions that may inform decisions on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025-2030. One of them already has provoked ...

A new federal report shows that one drink per day could raise the risk of liver damage and several cancers. The report follows a recommendation by the U.S. Surgeon General on safe alcohol consumption ...

Drinking to one's health is a common tradition. But it may also be self-defeating: the alcohol that's part of many toasts can actually harm your health. Of course, alcohol consumption extends well ...

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is often seen as a mental health issue, but its impact goes beyond the mind. Excessive alcohol use ...

Early this year, the US surgeon general issued a bombshell report. Before his term ended in January, Vivek Murthy warned that alcohol increases the risk of at least seven types of cancer and called ...