Dr. Carla Martin from the R.I. Department of Health joined 12 News at 4 Friday to discuss the dangers of smoking and vaping.

Cigarette consumption in Indiana dropped 40% during the first three months of a long-sought tax increase, according to the Indiana Department of Health. Enrollment in the agency’s smoking cessation ...

As the nation prepares for the annual Great American Smokeout on November 20, 2025, Dr. Shefali Shah, a family medicine physician at Inspiration MedSpa and Wellness Center announces her commitment to ...

A new major study from Queen Mary University of London has found that smokers who use both cigarettes and e-cigarettes at the ...

One Long Island town passed a ban on smoking pot in public — a move applauded by residents fed-up with the ever-present smell of marijuana who said “there’s a time and place” for the recreational drug ...

New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine adds to existing evidence that smoking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate ...

A year after she quit smoking, Kim Swart thought the half-million cigarettes she smoked between high school and retirement had become a distant memory. Her cough lingered, but she was saving $600 each ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Local YMCAs will stop accepting SilverSneakers, the popular health and fitness program for those over the age of 65, come Jan. 1, 2026. SilverSneakers is included in many Medicare ...

Interview of a lead researcher performing hypnosis-based simulated surgery for weight loss with promising early results.

Is the smell of marijuana really so pervasive in a small Long Island city that they have to institute a law about smoking it ...

For instance, Fitbit’s AI suggested that since I was coming back from a two-week illness, I should incorporate gentle bike ...

To vape or not to vape? That is the question sparking a heated debate this week in Geneva where over 1,400 delegates have gathered to discuss the World Health Organization's tobacco control treaty and ...