Smoking significantly reduces life expectancy and quality, with men losing 17 minutes and women 22 minutes per cigarette.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment has gotten so good that people can take a pill once a day to achieve viral ...

Researchers have identified genetic variants that may affect how well individuals respond to varenicline, a drug used for ...

AI chatbots can offer helpful quitting advice to smokers more often than not. But as per research, they still serve ...

Researchers say the risk of an unexplained stroke is higher in younger adults who smoke, especially males and people ages 45 to 49. People who smoke the equivalent of 20 packs or more per year have ...

Well, I have to die of something” is a reply I find interesting when I ask patients how they feel about their tobacco use.

Between indoor smoking bans to support the Clean Air Act and public health initiatives, Helena's tobacco rates went from 22% ...

The effectiveness of a common drug to quit smoking could be down to people's genes, according to a study from the University of Leicester (United Kingdom).

Smokers hoping to quit by switching to e-cigarettes are unlikely to succeed, according to the latest findings from the ...

A recent study found that structured cessation programs improve quit rates among lung cancer screening participants. How can physicians leverage this?

“LLM chatbots can be designed to adhere to quit-smoking guidelines and counseling principles,” says research published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. The findings paint a hopeful ...