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Severe alcohol-related liver disease common in younger Australians

A new report finds rates of alcohol-associated hepatitis had increased drastically during the pandemic and still remain higher than pre-COVID-19 levels, with women and young people identified as at-risk groups. Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.

2 reports2 sourcesNov 11, 2026, 8:39 PM
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ABC AustraliaNov 11, 2026, 8:39 PM

Severe alcohol-related liver disease common in younger Australians

A new report finds rates of alcohol-associated hepatitis had increased drastically during the pandemic and still remain higher than pre-COVID-19 levels, with women and young people identified as at-risk groups.

The GuardianNov 11, 2026, 2:00 PM

First Covid lockdowns, then alcohol to your door: rise in young Victorians with liver diseases prompts fears

While young people are drinking less across the board, one expert says a small minority are actually drinking huge and damaging amounts of alcohol Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Rising numbers of young people are being hospitalised with severe, irreversible liver disease, as alcohol-related hospital admissions remain above pre-pandemic levels after peaking during Covid lockdowns. A new Burnet Institute report, commissioned by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (Fare), analysed nearly two decades of Victorian health data to examine the prevalence of alcohol-associated harm. Continue reading...

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