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After Crash Kills 6 Teens, NTSB Says Marijuana's Impact on Drivers Is Underestimated

Cannabis-impaired driving is a growing safety concern as more states legalize its use

Jul 20, 2024
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Surgeon General: Vaping May Be an 'Attractive' Smoking Cessation Tool for Adults

Vivek Murthy, MD, on vaping, misinformation, and how he feels about masking today

Jul 19, 2024
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FDA Allows Best-Selling E-Cigarette Vuse Alto, but Only in Tobacco Flavor

Agency previously rejected the company's menthol-flavored products

Jul 18, 2024
A computer rendering of the packaging for the Vuse Alto e-cigarette.
Do People Buy Into Hospital-at-Home Care?; Nicotine Pouch Use

Also in TTHealthWatch: preventing kidney transplant rejection

Jul 13, 2024
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Smartphone App Decreased Distracted Driving and Other Noteworthy Studies This Week

This piece is devoted to four exceptional papers in JAMA Network Open

Jul 13, 2024
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Primary Care COPD Clinic Could Be a Model for Lasting Survival Benefit

Nonphysician program linked to lower all- and specific-cause mortality risks

Jul 05, 2024
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Financial Incentives for Quitting Smoking: A Mixed Bag

Randomized trial of lower-income adults suffered significant losses to follow-up

Jul 04, 2024
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Supreme Court to Weigh If FDA Was Heavy-Handed With Its Flavored E-Cig Regulations

Agency is appealing a lower court ruling siding with vaping companies

Jul 03, 2024
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Vapers May Be Less Likely to Undergo Lung Cancer Screening

"Former smokers who use e-cigarettes remain at increased risk of lung cancer," researchers say

Jul 02, 2024
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FDA Approves Novel Nebulized Therapy for COPD

First-in-class dual phosphodiesterase inhibitor lands broad indication for COPD maintenance

Jun 27, 2024
FDA APPROVED ensifentrine (Ohtuvayre) over a computer rendering of transparent lungs.
Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Risk of Severe COVID

Hospitalization risk 80% higher versus nonusers

Jun 21, 2024
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FDA Authorizes First Menthol E-Cigarettes

Meanwhile, HHS still has not issued a final rule banning menthol-flavored tobacco cigarettes

Jun 21, 2024
FDA MARKETING Menthol-flavored e-cigarette products (NJOY) over a photo of two NJOY menthol products.
Certain Clinical Factors Tied to Poor Response to Biologics for Psoriasis

Previous exposure to biologics, higher BMI, smoking all negatively linked to response

Jun 18, 2024
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Vaping, Chantix Show Similar Benefit for Quitting Cigarettes, in the Short Term

Confirmed abstinence rates with either doubled versus placebo at 26 weeks

Jun 17, 2024
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