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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Bad news? There are no health benefits to consuming alcohol

    For decades, studies suggested moderate drinking might have some health benefits, like red wine boosting heart health. Now new analysis debunks those myths.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 19, 2023 • 1 min read

    For decades, studies suggested moderate drinking might have some health benefits, like red wine boosting heart health. Now new analysis debunks those myths.

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    1. 0:00Fox’s record defamation settlement could change media landscape
    2. 11:08Abortion bans could complicate GOP’s national ambitions
    3. 20:19LAPD is hemorrhaging officers. Can it retain and hire more?
    4. 28:53Bad news? There are no health benefits to consuming alcoholYou’re reading this
    5. 41:41Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Home to oysters, mussels
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      Madeleine Brand

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    LAPD loses officers, Pacific Garbage Patch gains new residents
    1. 0:00Fox’s record defamation settlement could change media landscape
    2. 11:08Abortion bans could complicate GOP’s national ambitions
    3. 20:19LAPD is hemorrhaging officers. Can it retain and hire more?
    4. 28:53Bad news? There are no health benefits to consuming alcoholYou’re reading this
    5. 41:41Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Home to oysters, mussels
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand