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May 17, 2021
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Rheumatology staff-driven protocol boosts referrals to tobacco quit lines 26-fold

Rheumatology staff-driven protocol boosts referrals to tobacco quit lines 26-fold

Quit Connect, an electronic health record protocol for referring rheumatology patients to tobacco quit lines implemented by staff at the University of Wisconsin, increased referrals 26-fold over a 6-month period, according to data.

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May 14, 2021
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E-cigarette use associated with risk for wheezing, shortness of breath in young users

E-cigarette use associated with risk for wheezing, shortness of breath in young users

E-cigarette use was associated with increased risk for wheezing and shortness of breath in adolescents and young adults, according to new data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

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May 13, 2021
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Smoking cessation lowers coronary artery calcification risk in patients with CKD

Patients with chronic kidney disease who previously smoked less than 10 pack-years and had long-term smoking cessation had a reduced risk of prevalent coronary artery calcification compared with current smokers, according to a study.

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May 10, 2021
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Severe respiratory failure risk elevated in older e-cigarette users in rural Appalachia

Severe respiratory failure risk elevated in older e-cigarette users in rural Appalachia

Patients hospitalized with e-cigarette and vaping-associated lung injury living in rural areas are more commonly older and develop more severe respiratory failure compared with those living in urban areas, researchers reported.

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May 06, 2021
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Smoking cessation program effective for people with psychiatric disorders post-discharge

Smoking cessation program effective for people with psychiatric disorders post-discharge

A scalable, multicomponent intervention for smoking cessation appeared effective among people with psychiatric disorders following hospital discharge, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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April 20, 2021
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Among stroke survivors who smoke, e-cigarette users more likely to quit

Among stroke survivors who smoke, e-cigarette users more likely to quit

Nearly 14% of active smokers who survived a stroke use e-cigarettes, and those users were more inclined than e-cigarette nonusers to try to quit smoking within the past year, according to a research letter published in JAMA Neurology.

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April 09, 2021
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Parental smoking intervention cost effective in pediatric primary care setting

Parental smoking intervention cost effective in pediatric primary care setting

A parental smoking intervention was effective and “inexpensive” to implement in pediatric primary care practices, with costs per quit that were comparable to other interventions, according to researchers.

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March 30, 2021
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Fewer requests for smoking cessation services during COVID-19 pandemic

Fewer requests for smoking cessation services during COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, requests for smoking-cessation services were down 27%, according to new data from the North American Quitline Consortium.

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March 09, 2021
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Most pediatric clinicians do not provide smoking cessation counseling to parents

Most pediatric clinicians do not provide smoking cessation counseling to parents

Pediatric primary care clinicians “frequently” screened parents to obtain their smoking behaviors but “rarely” provided smoking cessation counseling, researchers wrote in PLoS One.

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January 21, 2021
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Smoking may increase risk for developing symptomatic COVID-19

Smoking may increase risk for developing symptomatic COVID-19

Current smoking appears to increase individual risk for developing symptomatic COVID-19, according to results published in Thorax.

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