Smoking, vaping linked to higher risk of severe COVID-19 complications, including death
Researchers used data from the American Heart Association’s COVID-19 CVD Registry to determine the impact of smoking or vaping among people hospitalized with COVID-19
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Vaping Taxes Had Lethal Unintended Consequences, Yale Researcher Concludes
When the government tries to micromanage the everyday habits of millions of people, it doesn’t always go well, to put it mildly.
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An Independent Review of FDA’s Tobacco Regulations Would Be Welcome as Agency Bows Down to Political Pressure
In a rare admission of what the tobacco harm reduction community has called a “bureaucratic nightmare,” Robert Califf, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has...
CTP Office of Science Director Matt Holman Joins PMI
Matt Holman, director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) Office of Science, is leaving the agency to join...
Some people who vape to quit smoking end up doing both
Most of the 40 million Americans who smoke cigarettes say they want to quit, and may switch to vaping. But a growing number end...
