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Awareness of lung cancer screening remains low

Written by Charlie King | 10 Nov 2024

There is a lung cancer screening test that is saving lives – and yet most people who could be getting the test have never heard of it or… read more.

Just 1-2 cigarettes/day before or during pregnancy linked to major newborn health problems

Written by Charlie King | 28 Aug 2024

Even light smoking of just 1-2 cigarettes a day either before or at any time during pregnancy is significantly associated with major health problems in the newborn, finds… read more.

Flavor restrictions affect tobacco buyers differently depending on socioeconomic status, researchers say

Written by Charlie King | 9 Jun 2024

Restricting menthol flavor in cigarettes while making nicotine replacement therapy, such as a skin patch that can help ease withdrawal, more available and affordable has the potential to… read more.

National survey indicates more young adults begin tobacco use with vaping, not cigarettes

Written by Charlie King | 20 Nov 2023

Young adults are now more likely to vape than to use traditional cigarettes. After years of public health success in decreasing the numbers of people using cigarettes, researchers… read more.

Few adult smokers and nonsmokers think e-cigarettes have lower levels of harmful chemicals than cigarettes

Written by Charlie King | 25 May 2023

About half of cigarette smokers and young adult non-smokers think that nicotine-based electronic cigarettes have the same amount or even more harmful chemicals than regular tobacco-based cigarettes, according… read more.

E-cigarettes plus tobacco cigarettes linked to higher risk of respiratory symptoms

Written by Alex Burton | 30 Apr 2021

Exclusively using (or “vaping”) e-cigarettes can help people quit smoking, but many people using e-cigarettes to quit smoking continue to smoke cigarettes.