The fact that smoking cessation at the time of diagnosis can improve the patient’s life expectancy is still not broadly understood. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to quantify the ...

Background Smoking rates have declined markedly in Australia over time; however, lesbian, bisexual and queer (LBQ) women ...

HealthDay News — Incentivizing smoking cessation increases smoking cessation through 12 weeks, but not at 26 weeks, when missing data are treated as smoking, according to a study published online July ...

(HealthDay News) — There is high-certainty evidence that incentives improve smoking cessation rates at long-term follow-up across populations, according to a review published online Jan. 13 in the ...

Donna Fox, a nurse at Lexington Medical Center, highlighted the benefits of quitting smoking and vaping, along with free cessation classes available to residents.

I quit smoking on New Year’s Day 2024. Three days later, I buy a pack of cigarettes. The addict who’s lived inside me since I was 17 knew I would. She’s had an hour in the car to justify ...

I quit smoking on New Year’s Day 2024. Three days later, I buy a pack of cigarettes. The addict who’s lived inside me since I ...

"Facilities equipped to provide dedicated and integrated care should prioritize doing so to offer patients the best opportunity for smoking cessation and improved health outcomes," Cinciripini said.

Integrated care of nicotine replacement, pharmacotherapy and counseling proved most durable for smoking cessation. Quitline referral and nicotine replacement preferred for screening sites with ...

Menthols have been heavily marketed to Black people for decades and even today, the vast majority of Black smokers use menthols.

So what new smoking cessation initiative can save lives and billions of dollars in health-care costs? A highly compelling analysis by a uOttawa Faculty of Medicine health economist explores the ...

"We wanted to find out if giving people rewards helps them to quit smoking in the long term," said Prof Caitlin Notley Giving money, vouchers or returning cash deposits to people who smoke has ...