Study finds link between alcohol use disorder and increased hospitalizations and healthcare costs in patients with asthma or COPD.
Binge Drinking: Often Unrecognized in Older Adults
Binge drinking is prevalent in more than one in 10 older adults, but it can go undetected if geriatricians don’t ask this one question.
A Closer Look at Outcomes of Patients with Alcohol Use Disorders Who Are Hospitalized with Pneumonia
A new study looking at pneumonia patients finds alcohol use disorder alone is not a risk factor for mortality or resistant infection. Results turn some age-old beliefs on their head.