Vaping May Help People Quit Smoking Cigarettes After All Study shows cigarette smoking discontinuation rates increased for e-cigarette users over time Apr 04, 2024
E-Cigarettes Tied to Heart Failure Association seen with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction Apr 02, 2024
Forget 'Pack-Years' for Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility, Study Suggests Switching to just a 20-year duration of smoking could catch more cancers, eliminate disparities Apr 01, 2024
Graphic Images on Cigarettes of Smoking's Harm Are Constitutional, Court Rules Partial victory for federal regulators seeking to toughen warning labels Mar 22, 2024
Up in Smoke: What Happened to New Zealand's Tobacco Ban Plan? It appears the new government is making an embarrassing attempt to fend off a budget shortfall Mar 06, 2024
Zyn Nicotine Pouches Are All Over TikTok, Sparking Debate Experts wrestle with their potential benefits and risks Mar 04, 2024
Cannabis Singled Out for Cardiovascular Risk Findings independent of tobacco and e-cigarette use considered a "call to action" Feb 28, 2024
E-Cigs Show Some Benefit as Smoking Cessation Aid in Clinical Trial More people able to abstain from smoking tobacco than after traditional counseling alone Feb 14, 2024
Smokers Who Quit and Stick With It See Greatest Reduction in Cancer Risk Cessation at any age proved helpful for lowering cancer risk Feb 06, 2024
Smoking Tied to Increased Mortality From Early-Stage Melanoma Association only see among current smokers, however Feb 06, 2024
Anti-Tobacco Activists Hold 'Menthol Funeral' in Washington Speakers urge Biden to release long-delayed final rule banning menthol-flavored tobacco products Jan 18, 2024
Can Childhood Trauma Prime Brain Dynamics for Nicotine Dependence? Emotional dysregulation mediates relationship between childhood trauma, brain dynamics Jan 12, 2024
Dr. Mike Confronts Dr. Gundry's Controversial Health Views A closer look at surgeon's claims on vitamin C and smoking risk, leaky gut, and more Jan 11, 2024
Dulaglutide, Weight Gain, and Smoking Cessation; New Year's Eye Injuries Also in TTHealthWatch: Doxycycline for STI prevention and the risks of AI in medicine Dec 30, 2023 podcast
Dupilumab in Line to Be the First Approved COPD Biologic In two phase III trials, the treatment reduced exacerbations and improved lung function Dec 28, 2023
Mind of the 'Maestro': Inside the Head of Leonard Bernstein Psychiatrist and concert pianist Richard Kogan, MD, on the great composer's complex inner life Dec 27, 2023
Is Your Patient Married? Check Their Spouse's Blood Pressure, Too Couple-centered strategies can help manage hypertension Dec 18, 2023
Grappling With Our Deadliest Cancer Here are essential steps to improve lung cancer screening Dec 10, 2023
Don't Neglect Tobacco Use in People Experiencing Homelessness Cessation programs can save lives and improve financial stability Dec 04, 2023
Orphan Drug Costs; Digital Devices for Diabetes Also in TTHealthWatch: smoking cessation benefits Dec 02, 2023 podcast
AMA Delegates Take Action on Cannabis, Medical Aid-in-Dying Resolutions Concern expressed about lack of available evidence on harms of marijuana Nov 14, 2023
Americans Struggling With Addiction, Mental Health, SAMHSA Survey Shows Biden administration highlights need for better access to treatment Nov 14, 2023
Lung Cancer Survival High at 20 Years With Screen-Detected Tumors After two decades, lung cancer-specific survival remained at 81% in I-ELCAP program Nov 07, 2023
Vape Use May Have Turned a Corner Among High Schoolers Yet just under half of those who tried e-cigs still report using them in national survey Nov 02, 2023
ACS: Millions More Should Get Lung Cancer Screening Notably, new recommendations say it doesn't matter when a person quit smoking Nov 01, 2023
Kids' Use of Cannabis and Tobacco Rose From 2021 to 2022 CDC survey data revealed increases in use of cannabis, tobacco, and both together Oct 13, 2023
New Lung Cancer Cases Are Higher in Younger Women vs Men And the higher incidence rates now extend to women ages 50 to 54 as well Oct 12, 2023
Sexual and Gender Minoritized Adults Have Higher Risks for Severe Asthma Asthma attacks that required steroids were more likely among these patients vs straight patients Oct 11, 2023
Concept of 'Asthma-COPD Overlap' Still Alive Despite Detractors Is it a moot point under the treatable traits paradigm? Oct 10, 2023
Smoking-Related Metabolic Changes Partly Drive Type 2 Diabetes Risk Those with the most metabolic changes, genetic risk had a threefold higher diabetes risk Oct 06, 2023
Mortality Risk From Damaged Bronchi Extends to People Without COPD Findings support use of lung imaging for clinically defining bronchiectasis, study authors say Oct 02, 2023
The White House Cancer Moonshot Is a Dud We're failing to take simple steps to reduce one of the biggest causes of cancer Sep 22, 2023
Cytisinicline Shows Efficacy for Smoking Cessation Improved rates of continuous abstinence after 6 or 12 weeks Jul 11, 2023
Places With Smoke-Free Laws Have the Best Health Outcomes Less cardiovascular, respiratory system disease seen where there are tobacco control policies Jul 07, 2023
Hooray! A Clearer Estimate of Your Risk for Death Is Here Researchers do the legwork to incorporate smoking status into NCI's "Know Your Chances" website Jun 09, 2023
Quitting Smoking May Ease Anxiety, Depression Greater effect seen among individuals with a history of a psychiatric disorder May 31, 2023
Mucus Plugs in Airways of COPD Patients Linked to Higher Mortality In retrospective study, 54% mortality rate for those with mucus plugs in 3 or more lung segments May 22, 2023
Mint-Flavored E-Cigarettes Linked to Worse Lung Function Menthol flavors added to e-cigarette liquids increased particles inhaled, study shows Apr 11, 2023
FDA Allows Lower Risk Designation for Snuff Product The brand joins a limited few granted modified risk tobacco claims Mar 16, 2023
Want to Make E-Cigs a Turnoff for Kids? Try Standardized Packaging Young people say their peers would be less interested in plain packaging versus branded packages Mar 14, 2023
