Let’s check what we’ve heard and what we think we know against the science.

For the first time, more people in Great Britain vape than smoke, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Data showed that 1 in 10 adults (10%) aged 16 and over used ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health are studying how nicotine reduction in cigarettes could impact smokers, according to a press release from the University. The ...

Radon and smoking are both known causes of lung cancer, but when someone is exposed to both, the results can be deadly.

Tobacco smoking is the number one cause of preventable disease and death in Canada; it is highly addictive and hard to stop. Recognizing these challenges, a new guideline from the Canadian Task Force ...

Smoking is a well-established risk factor for cataracts in general, but current scientific evidence does not conclusively ...

Christine Emba’s homage to the allure and attractiveness of cigarette smoking (“The Embodied Pleasure of Smoking,” Opinion guest essay, Aug. 10) should itself have a warning label on it. Tobacco use ...

From classrooms to cockpits, lighting up was once as common as breathing. For anyone under 40, it’s hard to fathom just how thoroughly tobacco smoke permeated everyday life from the 1950s through the ...