The number of women ages 40 to 64 seen at a hospital because of alcohol misuse nearly doubled during the pandemic, according to a new study. During 10 months between April 2020 and September 2021 ...

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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The pandemic is shedding light on a variety of societal issues, including alcoholism. According to a recent study, during the pandemic, women have increased their heavy ...

Pandemic drinking habits linger. With health risks rising, women — who had the largest increase — may need to reevaluate their relationship with alcohol.

During 10 months between April 2020 and September 2021, complications of alcohol-related disease rose by 33% to 56% among middle-aged women compared with pre-pandemic times, said first author Dr ...

A 2024 study by Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California found that from 2018 to the height of the pandemic in 2020, heavy alcohol use in the U.S. rose by 20%.

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The number of women ages 40 to 64 seen at a hospital because of alcohol misuse nearly doubled during the pandemic, ...