If you've ever taken up the habit of smoking tobacco and then tried to quit, you probably know how difficult it can be, and ...

WASHINGTON — Of the roughly 15 million Americans who tried to quit smoking in 2022, 5 in 6 failed. It’s a jarring statistic — and an indictment of the treatment options for an addiction that kills 480 ...

A telehealth-based smoking cessation program significantly improved quit rates among patients with cancer treated at community practices.A randomized trial showed patients who received the virtual ...

While smoking rates in the United States have substantially declined over the past six decades, smoking remains high among people with low incomes, leading to health disparities. A smartphone app that ...

Long-term data from the Copenhagen City Heart Study linked both current and former smoking with a higher risk of sudden ...

Share on Pinterest A new study shows that giving up smoking may have important benefits for brain health. Image credit: Halfpoint Images/Getty Images A new study suggests that quitting smoking may be ...

IQWiG has now published its final benefit assessment of bupropion, cytisine, nicotine and varenicline for smoking cessation, also in combination with each other, compared with no drug therapy.

Adults from low-income populations who used a smartphone application that delivered tailored, real-time content quit smoking at much higher rates after about 6 months than those who received standard ...

A panel of experts has issued the first clinical guidelines for using e-cigarettes to help adults quit smoking. E-cigarettes should be offered alongside other smoking cessation strategies like ...

Reducing or quitting smoking significantly lowered the risk of lung cancer in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who smoked less than 30 pack-years in a recent study. Smoking ...

Light ex-smokers quickly reduce CVD risk to levels similar to never-smokers, while heavy ex-smokers take over 25 years to achieve comparable risk levels. The study used data from the Korean National ...

Smoking is bad for you, but you might not know that it's bad for more than just your heart and lungs, it's bad your bones and ...