Nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective at helping people quit smoking than many conventional methods, including nicotine gum and patches, behavioral support or no support at all, an updated Cochrane review finds.
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Cigarette smoking kills nearly half a million Americans each year, yet most people who smoke are unable to quit despite multiple attempts. Helping more people quit smoking remains one of the greatest opportunities to reduce ...
Jul 30, 2026
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A new study shows that a smoking cessation treatment program delivered in community oncology care settings can nearly double quit rates for patients with cancer who currently smoke. Investigators from Mass General Brigham ...
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Ricky Resendez first tried e-cigarettes in eighth grade. By the time he got to high school, he was vaping daily.
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Health warnings first appeared on cigarette packaging 60 years ago. Researchers and health professionals have described tobacco as addictive since the 1970s. Yet nearly 50 million people in the United States—one in five adults—still ...
May 20, 2026
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A new analysis of existing studies co-led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher finds that nicotine e-cigarettes consistently help adults quit smoking, a conclusion that emerges with striking agreement ...
Mar 26, 2026
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A new study led by UCLA researchers suggests that a personalized counseling program can significantly help women who have survived cervical precancer or cervical cancer to quit smoking—and does so at a cost that researchers ...
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Modern HIV treatment is one of medicine's great success stories. With today's therapies, many people living with HIV can expect long, full lives. But as patients age, a new reality has emerged: The biggest threats to their ...
Mar 4, 2026
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Smokers who quit with the help of e-cigarettes often continue vaping, but it is not known whether this promotes or prevents relapse back to smoking.
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Smartphone apps—particularly those based on psychological theories—are three times as effective as no/minimal support at helping people who smoke stub out their tobacco use long term, suggests a pooled data analysis of the ...
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