UVA Health researchers say today’s stronger, unregulated products are causing serious reactions, including vomiting, rapid ...

Kava is known to cause liver damage, and also can affect the heart and brain, researchers said. A third (32%) of kava-related ...

New research from the University of Virginia is raising concerns about the safety of kava products, as poison control centers ...

Kava, sold in drinks, pills and extracts, can cause adverse health effects, especially in combination with kratom, ...

In 2011, poison control centers registered 57 calls about kava. In 2025, the number was 203 — a 383% jump. Also in 2025, 30% ...

A new report finds a surge in poison control center calls linked to kava, a substance often marketed for relaxation. It ...

203 kava exposures reported in 2025; reports involving combined use of kava and kratom reached 30 percent of all kava reports in 2025.

Calls to poison centers about kava—a drug found in drinks marketed as a healthy alternative to alcoholic beverages—rose 383% ...

It was five or six years ago that I first sampled kava in a divey little joint in South Florida. I’d heard a lot about the stuff from friends who were genuine fans, but whose reviews of the stuff — ...

Consumed as a restorative tea for centuries throughout the South Pacific, calming kava has become the summer's hottest non-alcoholic mixer. NY Post photo composite Kat McDonough, 27, had a fake ID ...