Excessive drinking during the pandemic increased rates of liver disease, transplants

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Transplant centers are reporting a rise in patients in need of new livers.

By Mary Kekatos

Excessive drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to skyrocketing rates of alcohol-associated liver disease to the point of needing transplants, according to doctors.

Transplant centers across the United States are reporting more patients in need of a new liver than ever before, sometimes seeing double the number of patients needing transplants compared to pre-pandemic levels. Read the full story in ABC News.

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