Smoking and Tobacco News

Inhaled dual bronchodilator therapy did not decrease respiratory symptoms among individuals who were current or former smokers and had respiratory symptoms but preserved lung function without COPD, according to results of the RETHINC study.

The loss of small, distal pulmonary arteries was associated with progression of CT-derived bronchiectasis, especially among smokers with COPD, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine Journal.

The Healio Editors compiled the most-read news in pulmonology posted in August.

Higher intake of dietary flavonoids may mitigate some risk for COPD in current and former smokers, according to a study published in European Respiratory Journal.

U.S. health care spending on respiratory conditions, especially chronic conditions like asthma and COPD, increased dramatically from 1996 to 2016, researchers reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In midlife and older smokers, natural menopause before age 45 years was associated with malignant and nonmalignant lung diseases and mortality, according to data published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Cigarette smoking-attributable cancer deaths appeared associated with nearly 2.2 million person-years of life lost and $20.9 billion in lost earnings across the United States in 2019, according to study results.

Among U.S. adults, there was an immediate decrease in smoking-cessation activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data published in JAMA Network Open.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trained medical students may be able to provide effective tobacco cessation counseling to hospitalized patients, thereby improving patient access to counseling services, a speaker reported.

The Healio Editors compiled the most-read news in pulmonology posted in July.