Generally, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) prohibits discrimination based on a plan participant’s health ...

Share on Pinterest The CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health was eliminated by the HHS, which could limit access to valuable resources to help people quit smoking. MJimages/Getty Images The Department of ...

The daunting challenge of quitting smoking just became a lot harder. On April 1, the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health was eliminated in cuts ordered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

Chronic smoking remains a major cause of premature mortality on a global scale. Despite intensified efforts to combat this scourge, a quarter of deaths among middle-aged adults in Europe and North ...

WASHINGTON — Of the roughly 15 million Americans who tried to quit smoking in 2022, 5 in 6 failed. It’s a jarring statistic — and an indictment of the treatment options for an addiction that kills 480 ...

Smoking cessation in advanced-stage cancer patients can extend life by about one year, highlighting its importance in cancer ...

Smoking cessation tied to substantial risk reduction, with steepest decline in first 10 years after quitting. (HealthDay News) — Even occasional or low-intensity smoking significantly increases ...

Share on Pinterest Semaglutide may help with smoking cessation in people with and without obesity, new research suggests. Mustafa Turan/Getty Images Semaglutide, the active ingredient in GLP-1 drugs ...

Statistically, it takes multiple attempts to quit smoking before people succeed. (Getty Images) If so many people want to stop, why is it so difficult? The main culprit is nicotine, which is a highly ...