One quick intervention won't drastically lower heart disease, obesity and diabetes rates. It will take a long game and a ...

Smoking is notorious for causing damage to the lungs — but a recent study confirmed that it’s also harmful to the brain. Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine (WashUMed) in St.

In February 2024, an article published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) announced that smoking had surpassed injection as the leading route of drug use involved in overdose deaths.

When discussing the risks of smoking, most people tend to focus on its well-known links to lung cancer, heart disease and stroke. However, doctors are increasingly highlighting another, less-discussed ...

Regulators have long been reluctant to tax e-cigarettes, worried that higher prices might unintentionally drive vapers back ...

Smoking rates in the United States are at historic lows and fewer people are dying from tobacco-related lung cancer — in part because the federal government has pumped millions of dollars into ...

Vaping can cause cancer , say researchers - but still isn't as damaging as smoking cigarettes.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. Pictogram illustration of a no-smoking sign. Stopping smoking is ...

Although the research on vaping is still new, experts don’t think it’s a great way to quit smoking. Vaping still carries its own risks. Some people may use vape products, or e-cigarettes, for smoking ...

Children exposed to prenatal maternal smoking are more likely to experience behavioral and mental health challenges, ...

On FX’s wildly popular series “Love Story,” Carolyn Bessette Kennedy looks incredibly chic in her ’90s minimalist outfits, taking casual drags from her cigarettes. Fast forward to a fictional world of ...

The price of smoking and vaping in the UK is set to skyrocket under laws being introduced later this year. According to ...