Smokers receiving CBT treatment tolerated a smoking cessation intervention well, without interference in the primary treatment goals.

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham showed that teens and young adults who took varenicline—an ...

The prior ORCA-V1 trial showed efficacy of cytisinicline for vapers looking to quit. For smokers, the ORCA-2 trial showed ...

Smokers and people who recently quit are more likely to face complications after having an operation than non-smokers, a new ...

The drug cytisinicline could help expand options for quitting smoking, and if approved by the FDA, would be the first new ...

The use of smoking cessation medications during the first trimester of pregnancy posed no greater risk for major congenital malformations (MCMs) in infants than smoking, based on a meta-analysis ...

Throughout April, all Hoosiers can access the American Lung Association’s Freedom From Smoking Plus (FFS Plus) program for ...

Source Reference: Rigotti NA, et al "Cytisinicline for smoking cessation: the ORCA phase 3 replication randomized clinical trial" JAMA Intern Med 2025; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.0628.

There are other ways of increasing smoking cessation, though. Healio previously reported data that showed integrated care, including medications and counseling, could effectively help adults ...

and our current smoking cessation treatment options are limited,” said Nancy Rigotti, MD, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Director of Tobacco Research and Treatment Center ...

Paid for by Consumer Action for a Strong Economy. For decades, U.S. tobacco policy has been stagnant. Bureaucracy and ...

Smoking status added to the National Cancer Database for patients diagnosed with cancer in 2023 revealed variations in ...