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Full pulmonary function tests contribute useful diagnostic information for evaluating patients with vaping-related lung injury, according to a speaker at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

The American College of Chest Physicians released a new guideline and expert panel report that contains recommendations and updates the evidence base for the benefits, harms and implementation of low-dose CT screening for lung cancer.

High urinary levels of cotinine appeared associated with a fourfold increased risk for recurrence of nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer in smokers, according to a study presented during the virtual European Association of Urology Congress.

Increased smoking exposure appeared associated with improved clinical outcomes in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy, according to a study in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Patients with asthma-COPD overlap have elevated risk for lung cancer compared with smokers and similar rates of lung cancer compared with those with COPD, but greater risk than patients with asthma alone, researchers reported.

A new review on systematic studies and analyses highlighted the urgent need for the development of CVD prevention strategies and research to impede CVD epidemics in Asia.

Compared with healthy adults, those who smoke or have central obesity or hypertension may produce fewer antibodies following Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination, according to a study published in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews.

Secondhand smoke exposure between the prenatal period and childhood increased risk for having ADHD symptoms and subtypes among school-aged children, according to results of a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.

Secondhand smoke exposure was associated with elevated odds of HF, especially in men, according to a presentation at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Secondhand exposure to tobacco smoke in utero and in early childhood was associated with decreased lung function by age 6, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.