Alcohol

Binge drinking not seen as cause of Iowa’s rising cancer rates, researchers say.

Experts discuss the role of alcohol use in developing cancer, along with other findings from the latest Cancer in Iowa report.

The annual Cancer in Iowa report by the Iowa Cancer Registry found Iowa has the fastest growing rate of new cancer in the country and focused on alcohol's role in cancer.

A look at dry January, plus a study by University of Iowa researchers shows a link between the location of a brain injury to levels in depression in patients.

One hundred and fifty years ago, the network of tunnels under Iowa City's streets were used to ferment and transport beer. Archeologists are using ground penetrating radar to see just how deep the tunnels go.

Don McLeese spent decades as a successful music journalist, and was a loving husband and father. His life worked, and worked well, until it didn't.

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics participated in a national study, which found nearly half of Iowa drivers involved in a serious crash had at least one drug in their system.

On this encore episode of River to River, host Ben Kieffer is joined by guests to discuss the findings in a 2021 report from the Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Abuse.

A recent report shows an increase not only in alcohol use but also in the number of alcohol-involved deaths. It also details some policy recommendations to reduce these deaths.

A new study shows alcohol use increased during the pandemic for those 21 and older, but finding treatment can be a challenge.