A quantitative alcohol history should be recorded for all patients, because alcohol use contributes to many physical and mental disorders. A person-centered, nonjudgmental approach should be adopted.

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

If you drink alcohol regularly and have noticed your belly starting to bulge, it may be more than just bloating - it could be a warning sign from your liver. While most people know alcohol isn’t great ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Peanuts, shellfish and tree nuts were the most common food triggers in anaphylaxis. The combination of nuts used ...

April 30, 2026 expert reaction to an RCT for semaglutide in patients with alcohol use disorder and comorbid obesity . A randomised controlled trial published in The Lancet looks a ...

Drinking alcohol regularly can cause your levels of magnesium to nosedive and make it hard for your body to absorb magnesium ...

Once-weekly semaglutide was tied to a reduction in heavy drinking days among adults with obesity and alcohol use disorder, ...

Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) remains a leading cause of cirrhosis and liver-related mortality worldwide, with few effective therapies. In alcohol-associated hepatitis (AH), hepatocytes ...

Pentoxifylline, an anti–tumor necrosis factor alpha agent, did not improve survival outcomes in patients with severe alcohol-associated hepatitis complicated by acute kidney injury (AKI). Severe ...