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 ...

The recommendations, published on July 30 in JAMA, mark one of the strongest endorsements to date from international experts ...

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Cigarette smoking kills nearly half a million Americans each year, yet most people who smoke are unable to quit despite ...

Most current smokers discharged from the emergency department who are reached by automated calls express interest in quitting smoking, but only about 1 in 5 accept a Quitline referral, a study finds.

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 ...

With $35 million in funding, Qnovia hopes its device will become the first new prescription nicotine replacement therapy in 20 years. Six years ago, in a townhouse in Santa Monica, Mario Danek, began ...

Quitting smoking improves lung health, but new research explains why former smokers may still face long-term risks and need ...

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 ...

A brain-imaging study following nearly 500 adults connects several familiar cardiovascular risks with the tissue damage most ...

CEO of the Israel Cancer Association, Moshe Bar Haim, called the legislation "a very dramatic milestone in the fight against smoking," which claims more than 1,000 lives in Israel every month.