Here are the 7 science-backed strategies from doctors to quit smoking successfully this No Smoking Day 2026 and take the first step toward a healthier life.

Arthur Caplan is the director of the division of medical ethics at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Nothing drives academics crazier than when the right wing ignores, undermines or misuses ...

As the new millennium dawned, I noticed that smoking, very much on the wane since its 1960 peak, was suddenly getting a lot of alarming publicity. “Smoking causes lung cancer, bronchitis, emphysema, ...

For decades, scientists have puzzled over why smoking makes Crohn’s disease worse but seems to protect people from ulcerative colitis. Now, researchers at RIKEN have discovered that smoking creates ...

Tobacco smoke is the cause of the most deadly epidemic of modern times. Smoking causes cancer (e.g., lung, oral cavity, esophagus, larynx, pancreas, bladder, kidney), chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

You likely know that cigarette smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, but cigarette use poses other threats to your lungs as well. Smoking and bronchitis also go hand in hand. Smoking increases ...