Tuberculosis (TB) patients who smoke will recover far more quickly if they can quit—and help could come from their mobile ...

It's a number to celebrate -- 3.9 million. That's the likely number of Americans saved from lung cancer since 1970 with ...

Patients with laryngeal cancer who stopped smoking before receiving treatment had better survival outcomes, compared with patients who actively smoke. Patients newly diagnosed with laryngeal cancer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. Pictogram illustration of a no-smoking sign. Stopping smoking is ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- What healthy resolutions will you make this new year? For many, it's to quit smoking. Thirty-four million American adults, and a growing number of teens and adolescents, smoke.

The study, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, looked at data from 9,436 people aged 40 or over (with an average age of 58) in 12 countries, comparing cognitive test results among people who ...

TB patients who quit smoking recover faster, and a study shows motivational text messages significantly improve quit rates ...

ROCHESTER — Thursday, Nov. 14 is the Great American Smokeout, an initiative from the American Cancer Society spotlighting the decision to quit using cigarettes. "The decision to quit or want to start ...

Statistically, it takes multiple attempts to quit smoking before people succeed. (Getty Images) If so many people want to stop, why is it so difficult? The main culprit is nicotine, which is a highly ...

“The sooner smokers quit the better, but for those who find it difficult to stop smoking abruptly, vaping can help with doing it gradually over time,” lead researcher Francesca Pesola, a senior ...

Quitting smoking ranks among the toughest health goals for 2026. Three former smokers share personal journeys, from cravings to triggers and the turning points that helped them quit.

People who want to quit smoking benefit from lotteries as an incentive. This is evident from the Smoke-Free Lottery, a field experiment conducted by the RIVM, Radboud University and various Dutch ...