Even 1 drink a day elevates your cancer risk – an expert on how alcohol affects the body breaks down a new government report
The government linked alcohol with seven types of cancers, prompting the US surgeon general to call for warning labels on beer, wine and liquor.
Nikki Crowley, Assistant Professor of Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Pharmacology, Penn State
• conversation
Jan. 10, 2025 • ~9 min
Jan. 10, 2025 • ~9 min
Diabetes and obesity can damage the liver to the point of failure – but few people know their risk of developing liver disease
Though a leading cause of liver transplants and an increasing number of young people being diagnosed with the disease, few people have heard of MASLD.
Madona Azar, Associate Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School •
conversation
July 22, 2024 • ~9 min
July 22, 2024 • ~9 min
Alcohol use disorder can be treated with an array of medications – but few people have heard of them
Alcohol is responsible for more deaths than overdoses from opioids and all other substances combined, yet less than 10% of people with alcohol use disorder receive treatment.
Joseph P. Schacht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus •
conversation
May 20, 2024 • ~12 min
May 20, 2024 • ~12 min
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