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By David Cox, BBC May 2, 2025- Having smoked for nearly 30 years since the age of 13, IT consultant and freelance writer Ben Taylor was intrigued by the sound of heated tobacco products. Attempting to switch from cigarettes to vapes hadn’t worked for Taylor. “Vaping liquids always left me wanting,” he posted on his blog.... View Article

By Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, UMass Amherst, Yahoo! News May 1, 2025- Heated tobacco products are often marketed by tobacco companies as less harmful than cigarettes, but they can pose health risks to users, according to a new review I co-authored in the journal Tobacco Control. Evidence on their health risks in people who smoke is limited, sometimes contradictory,... View Article

By Adam Cancryn and Lauren Gardner, Politico April 14, 2025- The Food and Drug Administration earlier this month fired dozens of staffers responsible for going after retailers who illegally sell tobacco to minors. Now it’s begging them to come back. Senior FDA officials asked laid-off employees in recent days to temporarily return after mass cuts... View Article

By Sarah Todd, STAT April 14, 2025- In the earliest ads, Terrie Hall wears a scarf around her throat to cover the artificial voice box that helps her speak. She talks about smoking on the day of her surgery; how she wishes she’d recorded her voice so her grandchildren would know how she used to... View Article