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Experts are particularly alarmed by a 'concerning' uptick of booze-related fatalities among middle-aged women. Pandemic-era curbs also likely fuelled dangerous drinking habits.
Alcohol deaths have reached a record high in the UK, but the increase has been significantly slower in Scotland. There were 10,048…
A top think tanks says minimum unit pricing had 'no impact on crime, no impact on A&E attendances and no impact on the heaviest drinkers.'
It comes after a final evaluation of the policy found it had an overall positive impact on health.
Adding a prophylactic antibiotic to corticosteroid therapy does not improve survival in severe alcohol-related hepatitis and should be reserved for patients with active infection.