Smartphones and tablets may offer a new way for healthcare providers to help people quit smoking, according to a study from the Columbia University School of Nursing. New York City clinic nurses who ...

With $35 million in funding, Qnovia hopes its device will become the first new prescription nicotine replacement therapy in 20 years. Six years ago, in a townhouse in Santa Monica, Mario Danek, began ...

As a clinician who treats veterans struggling with trauma, mental illness, and addiction, I’m careful about language. Words matter. They shape policy, treatment decisions, and public ...

As we approach a new year, many individuals are setting their sights on healthier lifestyles for 2025. Recent research from the University of Bristol suggests that smartwatches could play a pivotal ...

Cigarette smoking is responsible for over 480,000 deaths annually in the United States each year. It also often negatively impacts overall health for smokers and those exposed to secondhand and ...

NHS England is reintroducing the smoking cessation pill varenicline as part of government efforts to invest in illness prevention. Varenicline has been shown to be a more effective aid than ...

Training health professionals in stop-smoking techniques helps encourage health professionals to ask patients if they are smoking. If a patient is smoking, health professionals are then equipped with ...

The effectiveness of a common drug to quit smoking could be down to people's genes, according to a study from the University of Leicester (United Kingdom). Varenicline is widely recognized as the most ...