As a clinician who treats veterans struggling with trauma, mental illness, and addiction, I’m careful about language. Words matter. They shape policy, treatment decisions, and public understanding.

There's big cancer news this month. The American Cancer Society reports that for the first time, the five-year survival rate for all cancers combined reached 70%. That's for people diagnosed from 2015 ...

Apps are 3x more successful in helping you conquer one bad habit There are many approaches you can take to stop smoking, from nicotine replacement therapy to behavioral support to good ol' quitting ...

Smartphone apps—particularly those based on psychological theories—are three times as effective as no/minimal support at helping people who smoke stub out their tobacco use long term, suggests a ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – A new study led by UMass Amherst researcher Jamie Hartmann-Boyce has reviewed the potential of oral nicotine pouches as a tool to quit smoking, marking the first Cochrane ...

As a medical doctor and a community health advocate, I am increasingly alarmed by the proliferation of new tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, that are highly addictive and clearly targeting ...

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's "Tips From Former Smokers" ads are set to stop at the end of September. For 13 years, these tough and honest commercials told real stories about the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's "Tips From Former Smokers" ads are set to stop at the end of September. For 13 ...

Adults from low-income populations who used a smartphone application that delivered tailored, real-time content quit smoking at much higher rates after about 6 months than those who received standard ...

When someone asks you to change something about yourself, you can respond in a variety of different ways. Reactions can range from being angry and resistant to being interested and excited. Change is ...