Category: Public Health

Public Health

Cash Rewards Doubled Smoking Cessation Rates

Offering financial incentives of up to $600 nearly doubled smoking cessation rates among medically underserved adults undergoing lung cancer screening.

Public Health

Menthol Amplifies Duration, Intensity of Inhaled Nicotine

E-cigarette aerosols combining menthol and nicotine produced stronger physiological responses and higher blood metabolite levels in animal models.

Public Health

High-performance ICUs Had Lower Pandemic Mortality Rates

ICU mortality rates during the pandemic were significantly lower in ICUs that exhibited high efficiency, pre-COVID-19.

Pediatrics

New Breath and Genetic Testing Project Aims to Diagnose Asthma in Young Children

Researchers are developing a noninvasive diagnostic protocol using breath analysis and cheek swabs to identify asthma before age 5.

Smoking

VA/DoD Release Updated Tobacco Cessation Clinical Practice Guidelines

The new VA/DoD recommendations name varenicline and combination nicotine replacement therapy as preferred treatments for tobacco use cessation.

Healthcare & Policy

California Moves to Ban High-Silica Engineered Stone Countertops to Protect Workers

Cal/OSHA issued draft rules to prohibit the fabrication of artificial stone products containing more than 1% crystalline silica, citing lung risks to workers.