For more than 100 years, alcoholism has been viewed as a disease; however, this framing has created barriers to diagnosing, treating and even understanding the condition, one psychologist argues. "By ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Despite mounting evidence that connect drinking to multiple ...

Research has revealed a steep increase in liver disease in recent years. Meanwhile, there is growing evidence of health harms from alcohol, including drinking at levels that were previously considered ...

Ethyl alcohol is a food, a drug, and a poison, depending on how it is used. Alcohol use can be socially and medically beneficial, a lubricant of human interactions and an extender of life. [1] Alcohol ...

Chronic pancreatitis is now recognized as a complex fibroinflammatory disorder involving genetic, environmental, and metabolic factors.

The author's father was an alcoholic who didn't fit the stereotypical image of a town drunk. Alcoholism is a serious disease affecting the brain, often leading to health complications and relapse. The ...

Are we underestimating alcohol-related liver disease? Plus: "Covid amnesia" and influencers promoting prescription drugs.

After adjusting for alcohol underreporting, prevalence doubled ...

Mental health problems are rapidly increasing. Could the President’s “alcoholic tendencies” be the seed to these problems? I say, yes. President Trump’s actions last week must have Santa pulling his ...

Many people think that occasional binge drinking is harmless if they otherwise drink in moderation, but new research suggests that assumption may be dangerously wrong. A large U.S. study found that ...