U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has issued an advisory regarding alcohol and it's link to seven types of cancer. Here's what we know about the risk.

Last week, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a statement warning Americans that drinking alcoholic beverages can cause cancer.

The U.S. Surgeon General's warning label on alcohol hasn't been updated since 1988. Now, there are calls for an update to include new cancer risks.

I've come to know Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general ... "Alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancer behind tobacco and obesity and is responsible for 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths in the United States each year ...

Alcohol causes cancer. That's the message in a report released this month by the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, about the link between consuming alcohol and cancer. He advocates for a public information campaign, including updating the warning label on alcoholic beverages to include the cancer link.

The U.S. Surgeon General is calling to add cancer warning labels to alcohol. In a recent advisory, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to include a cancer risk warning in the warning labels on alcohol. He says alcohol is the third-leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S., behind tobacco use and obesity.

January is that time of year when we pause to examine our health habits, and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory with an important data point to consider: the strong link between

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's warning about alcohol may be valid, but we worry that such warnings may become politicized like everything else.

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

I've come to know Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general ... third leading preventable cause of cancer behind tobacco and obesity and is responsible for 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 ...

Isolation and loneliness are “profound threats to our health and well-being,” the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in an advisory declaring a public health epidemic. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

You've heard that loneliness and social isolation can create health problems. But a new study from the U.K. and China finds that the story actually is written in one's blood.