Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Despite mounting evidence that connect drinking to multiple ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Fenway Park workers flagged potential public safety issues linked to customers buying beer at self-checkout kiosks and urged lawmakers Wednesday to crack down on the automated machines ...

Alcohol plays a role in over 200 diseases and injuries, contributing to more than 175,000 deaths in the U.S. annually and 3 million worldwide. Excessive alcohol consumption remains widespread, with 10 ...

The start of a new year often comes with a fresh reset, and for many people that means trying Dry January, a month-long break from alcohol after the holiday season. The challenge has been around for ...

Since weight-loss drugs that target the hormone GLP-1 have surged in popularity, some additional health benefits have emerged. Beyond helping people shed pounds, they also lower the risk of heart ...

Following a New Year’s Eve party in 2024, she decided to do dry January again and now hasn’t drank alcohol in more than two years. “The weight does come off. Your skin improves. Your eyes are brighter ...

On Sept. 4, 2025, Vox published a story that claimed U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the White House had "buried" a major study on alcohol and cancer. The ...

Researchers set up a makeshift bar on a college campus to test how much people wanted to drink after they smoked cannabis. By Dani Blum Countless college students have conducted the experiment: What ...

For more than a decade, the extended Rowley family has gathered in Central Nebraska each year for Fourth of July holidays filled with family, fireworks, boating and fun. The cousins are more like ...

It’s normal to have lots of questions when you start a new prescription medication. Whether you can drink alcohol might be at the top of your list. So, can you drink alcohol on Ozempic? Technically, ...