Smoking and Tobacco News

Matthew A. Steliga, MD, discusses a presentation from World Conference on Lung Cancer which focused on the importance of integrating tobacco cessation strategies into lung cancer practice in a video interview with Healio

In this video, Matthew A. Steliga, MD, discusses cessation program engagement data that was presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer World Conference on Lung Cancer.

Matthew A. Steliga, MD, spoke with Healio about a presentation on smoking cessation programs for patients being screened for lung cancer given at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer World Conference on Lung Cancer.

In this video, Matthew A. Steliga, MD, highlights presentations in tobacco cessation given at this year’s International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer World Conference on Lung Cancer.

During the COVID-19 lockdown, an increase in parental smoking in the household led to significantly more children being exposed to cigarette smoke, researchers reported at the virtual European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Use of e-cigarettes that contain nicotine may cause an immediate increase in blood clot formation and deterioration of the expansion and dilation of small blood vessels, researchers reported.

In 2021, an estimated 2.06 children and adolescents in the United States used e-cigarettes within the past 30 days, and 84.7% of them used flavored e-cigarettes, according to data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey.

Smoking is highly likely to increase COVID-19 severity and associated risk for mortality, researchers reported in Thorax,.

Pfizer has voluntarily expanded its recall of Chantix 0.5 mg and 1 mg tablets because of the presence of the nitrosamine N-nitroso-varenicline at or above the FDA interim acceptable intake limit.

The FDA announced that it is delaying its decision on whether some e-cigarettes can remain on the market.