02/05/2024 — The World Health Organization is meeting in Panama to formally discuss how to get people to stop smoking, and this year the organization is looking into the merits of vaping as a way to ...

Many think it's a dangerous ploy by the tobacco industry. But some say, with millions of deaths each year attributed to ...

Vaping and nicotine use continue to rise among young Americans, and new studies about the dangers of vaping have driven politicians in Ohio to take action. During this hour of All Sides, we will ...

While vaping has been touted by manufacturers as a safer smoking alternative, the public health community is careful to point out the risks. Since the introduction of e-cigarettes to the U.S. in 2007, ...

For young people who want to give up vaping, simple interventions — like hotlines, informational text messages and nicotine replacement — are helpful tools for quitting, a new study finds. The ...

Share on Pinterest New research found that people who vape and smoke cigarettes are less likely to quit than people who only smoke cigarettes. Lucy Lambriex/Getty Images Vaping does not help most ...

A lot of smokers are switching to e-cigarettes to try and kick their nicotine fix, but does vaping really help kick the habit? University of California researchers are trying to answer that question. ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. The young people who wanted to quit ...

A new study, co-led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher, set out to identify the most effective strategies for helping people quit vaping. The findings, published today in the Cochrane ...