The First Year of Covid-19 Saw a Surge in Booze-Fueled Liver Injuries, Study Finds
“Severe liver disease seems to be rising over time, but it appears to have increased even more dramatically during the pandemic,” said senior study author Kris Kowdley, a professor at Washington State University and director of the Liver Institute Northwest, in aAlcohol-related hepatitis tends to be caused by heavy drinking over a sustained period of time, and by the time it’s diagnosed, it can turn into a life-threatening emergency.
In 2020, deaths rose by more than 24% relative to 2019, with over 11,000 people dying overall. Other research hasWhile covid-19 is still around and worth caring about, the situation is substantially better than it was back in 2020. And the effects of the pandemic on U.S. alcohol consumption seem to havestatus quo isn’t somethinghe authors warn that even a short term boost of alcohol use in the population is likely to have long term effects.
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