People who want to quit smoking benefit from lotteries as an incentive. This is evident from the Smoke-Free Lottery, a field experiment conducted by the RIVM, Radboud University and various Dutch ...
Rural residents are much less likely to quit than their urban counterparts. Complex factors explain the disparity, so ending ...
The daunting challenge of quitting smoking just became a lot harder. On April 1, the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health was eliminated in cuts ordered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...
In Texas in 2007, 19.4 percent of adults over the age of 18 and 21 percent of teenagers smoked cigarettes. That’s about one out of every five Texans who are put at risk of life-threatening diseases — ...
Share on Pinterest The CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health was eliminated by the HHS, which could limit access to valuable resources to help people quit smoking. MJimages/Getty Images The Department of ...
There are multiple smoking cessation products on the market. But there hasn't been a new approval of a pharmacotherapy without nicotine in nearly 20 years. This could change soon, as cytisinicline was ...
AMSTERDAM — At the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress 2025, respiratory experts lay out the pros and cons of using e-cigarettes in smoking cessation. While some clinicians champion the ...
Dear Savvy Senior: Does Medicare offer any coverage that helps beneficiaries quit smoking? — New Beneficiary Dear New Beneficiary: If you’re ready to quit smoking, Medicare can indeed help. Medicare ...
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) thickens and stiffens the left ventricle of your heart, which can limit blood pumping. HCM can also worsen atrial fibrillation risk and related blood clots. Smoking ...