As one of his final acts as U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy called for alcohol products to carry a label warning that ...

Alcohol can increase your risk of cancer, but it can also prevent some heart attacks. Here's the complicated truth.

Alcohol causes cancer, and we should be drinking less of it. There, we said it. We realize this op-ed will make us hugely unpopular at the next professional conference reception where, chances are, ...

South Korea currently requires warning labels about alcohol and cancer, and Ireland will require them starting in 2026.

Alcohol use remains one of the most preventable risk factors for cancer. Even moderate alcohol consumption – one or fewer drinks per day – may elevate cancer risk for some types, such as breast, ...

Then U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released his latest advisory linking alcohol to an increased risk of cancer. Specifically, the advisory highlighted an increased risk in mouth, throat, esophagus ...

The News spoke with Yale experts about the U.S. Surgeon General’s recommendations for raising awareness about alcohol’s ...

The U.S. Surgeon General has issued a new advisory highlighting the potential connection between alcohol consumption and ...

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has issued an advisory that points to a direct correlation between alcohol consumption ...

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In addition to the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and certain types of cancer, the report examined ...

Coming up at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about the U.S. Surgeon General’s recent ...