Heavy alcohol use is taking an earlier toll, landing more young Americans onto transplant lists. The obesity epidemic makes ...

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major global public health issue, affecting more than 28 million adults in the United States ...

While more research is needed, experts consider semaglutide a promising development in addressing alcohol addiction.

Altimmune said on Thursday that it plans to test its lead experimental obesity drug, pemvidutide, to potentially treat alcohol use disorder and alcohol-associated liver disease. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT ...

Recent research has unveiled a significant correlation between alcohol consumption patterns and sports betting behaviors, ...

People with ADHD are also at increased risk of developing alcohol use disorder. Research shows some links between alcohol use and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). People with ADHD ...

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Status Report 2023, road traffic injuries were the ninth leading cause of death globally, claiming the lives of more than two million people ...

In addition to the association between decreased AUDIT-C score and decreased all-cause hospital risk, researchers found that this relationship was dose dependent, with more decreases in score ...

Validated tools for alcohol and drug misuse, such as the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST), are readily available and can be administered ...

Feb. 25, 2025 – The FDA has approved a new treatment plan for a long-acting injection, making it easier for people with moderate to severe opioid use disorder (OUD) to start and keep up with ...

A research team has found that telemedicine may help to reduce the use of low-value tests. Low-value care -- medical tests and procedures that provide little to no benefit to patients ...