Susan Monarez, the nominee to be the new director of the CDC, is apparently OK that Bobby Kennedy’s failson eliminated the ...

Researchers at the University of Southern California found the popularity of nicotine pouches is soaring, especially among ...

They’re too wellness-obsessed to spark a Marlboro, but Gen Z is popping open Diet Cokes like they’re nicotine patches in a can. The latest viral vice lighting up TikTok? The “fridge cigarette” — a.k.a ...

NC anti-tobacco funding slashed as CDC shuts down Office on Smoking and Health By Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi. May 16, 2025 1:05 PM.

NC anti-tobacco funding slashed as CDC shuts down Office on Smoking and Health By Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi. May 16, 2025 1:05 PM.

CDC funds cover 75% of smoking quitline costs in five states and two U.S. territories, and at least 25% of costs in an additional 18 states, according to the North American Quitline Consortium.

The HHS has gutted key programs that help people quit smoking, including the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health. Experts say the federal cuts could increase smoking rates, related disease burden ...

CDC Cuts Key Smoking Programs Despite Success in Curbing Smoking Rates MONDAY, April 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. government has shut down or paused several major anti-smoking efforts ...

The CDC's Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) was eliminated in its entirety during the mass layoffs at HHS this week, sources told MedPage Today.. Hundreds of people who worked for the office have ...

Drowning prevention. Hotlines to report school shootings. Contraceptive guidelines. Tips from former smokers on how to quit. Hundreds of employees who worked in these programs at the Centers for ...

The Office on Smoking and Health, the Environmental Health Laboratory, CDC Communications offices — the gutting of these teams will make America sicker, writes former CDC Director Tom Frieden.