New data show that more U.S. women are dying from alcohol than ever. Public health authorities need to adopt more effective strategies to help women realize when their drinking is a problem. That ...

Many people are giving up alcohol this month in what has become known as "Dry January." The trend sprung up as a way to kickstart a new diet or exercise routine. However, it could be more difficult ...

Brook was 34 years old when her use of alcohol escalated, a way of coping with a breast cancer diagnosis. “I just decided I’m not gonna go through this straight,” she told Lisa Lang in an episode of ...

Hospitals admitted nearly twice as many women ages 40-64 for alcohol abuse during the pandemic. That’s the latest findings from a new study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum. Authored by ...

DETROIT -- This promises to be a good year for Renee Palmer. Next month, she celebrates 10 years of sobriety. Looking back, Palmer hardly recognizes the woman she was in her 30s: a woman who would ...

Q. I recently read that death from drug overdose in our country is staggering. I know this is a problem for our younger generation. I am curious is it equally a problem for older people? M.L. The ...

The guest author of this post is Elora Basu, a fourth-year medical student at Weill Cornell Medicine. Alcohol consumption among women has dramatically increased in the past decade. Historically, men ...

Women are at high risk Women are especially sensitive to the effects of alcohol, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Alcohol-related problems appear sooner and at ...