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Heavy smoking, based on pack-years, in adults with progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease was associated with increased risk for mortality, according to research published in Respiratory Medicine.

An intervention that utilized smoking-cessation therapy prescribed over the internet was feasible and effective, according to data published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

Four different financial incentive programs for smoking cessation were cost-effective from the health care sector perspective, but more expensive from the employer perspective, which may hinder wider adoption, researchers reported.

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

Impaired driving performance after smoking cannabis appeared to resolve within 4 hours, 30 minutes in most individuals, according to a double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel randomized clinical trial in JAMA Psychiatry.

Among smokers who did not have an initial plan to stop smoking, daily e-cigarette use was associated with higher odds of cigarette discontinuation, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

A blood test based on a four-marker protein panel combined with an independent risk prediction model that accounts for smoking history significantly improved patient selection for lung cancer screening, according to study results.

Chronic cough is common among adults living in Austria and is highly prevalent among older individuals, researchers reported in Respiratory Medicine.

Decreased pulmonary function characteristic of COPD may be attributable, in part, to the interaction between genome-wide polygenic risk scores and smoking exposures, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open.

A media briefing hosted by the University of California, San Francisco, Smoking Cessation Leadership Center and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation highlighted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on smoking disparities in minority populations.