Isabella Cueto

T The United States is hardly the only country where heavy and binge drinking is a problem.

More than 1 in 8 pregnant women report drinking. Doctors warn fetal alcohol disorders may be more common than many realize, perhaps more common than autism.

A government-commissioned study had been meant to inform new dietary guidelines, and found risks associated with even light drinking.

A new CDC report underscores that drinking during pregnancy, while generally thought of as a thing of the past, is still a matter of concern.

STAT is tracking goals and promises of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again movement — successes, incompletes, and fails.

STAT's investigation finds that the Trump administration has downplayed alcohol's risks and actively derailed efforts to understand and prevent drinking-related harms, all while doing favors for the expansive alcohol industry.

L Len Lichtenfeld had a long-overdue apology to make. He was haunted in late 2024 by an exchange with a New York Times reporter almost a decade

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A Alcohol kills more than 178,000 Americans each year. It doesn't have to.

From increased strain on ERs to recent trends in alcohol use, see the data behind STAT's series