For women, the risks of alcohol use can be compounded by both biology ... "There's something about those patterns that were established during the pandemic that persisted," Saul said.

Excessive drinking was linked to a jump in high blood pressure deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report ...

Drinking is on the rise across the nation due to the pandemic. Alcohol consumption among adults increased by 14% from 2019 to 2020 according to a recent study published in ...

Women also were more likely to be ... deaths caused by alcohol use in the U.S. spiked during the pandemic, with over 49,000 in 2020. The height of the pandemic also saw an average of about 488 ...