Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis Associated With Increased Fracture and Mortality Rate
Researchers investigated the rate and risk for fractures and postfracture mortality among patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Genetically Targeted Therapeutic Looks Promising for Alcohol Use Disorder
AD04 is a genetically targeted, serotonin-3 receptor antagonist that is believed to reduce alcohol intake by interfering with the dopamine reward system.
Does In-Hospital Counseling Help Curb Smoking and Alcohol Use Disorder?
A group of researchers in launched a clinical trial to assess whether a short stint of in-hospital counseling would have an impact on tobacco and alcohol consumption.
COVID-19 and Alcohol: A Pandemic Collides With a Public Health Crisis
Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic that overwhelmed hospitals, upended the economy, and sent much of the world into lockdown, researchers tracked a concerning uptick in alcohol use.
How Did the First Wave of COVID-19 Affect Behavioral Health and QOL?
Tulane University researchers asked respondents in an online survey to report the impact of their COVID-19 experiences and COVID-19 disruption, as well as any mental health, physical health, or alcohol problems they experienced before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inpatient Hospitalizations for Eating Disorders Doubled in 2020
The researchers examined trends in health care for eating disorders from 2018 to 2020, together with other common behavioral health conditions, in a section of commercially insured individuals in the United States.
COVID-19’s Continuing Toll: Increasing Alcohol Use and Liver Disease Disproportionately Affect Women
To discuss the potential factors driving the increasing alcohol use among women as well as potential solutions, we interviewed David Streem, MD, and Leena P. Mittal, MD, FACLP.
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