Smoking is bad. We know this. But... there's one disease that seems to like it. As in, smokers are way less likely to get it.

The decades-old observation that smoking is linked to a lower risk for Parkinson's disease (PD) has resurfaced in a large national cohort study — this time with closer examination of how smoking ...

Social isolation also increases the risk of COPD death, underscoring the challenge of managing a demanding chronic illness by ...

Cigarette smoking is well known to be a major cause of many health issues, such as cardiovascular disease (cardiovascular), respiratory disease(lungs), and cancer ...

SEATTLE, Wash., May 27, 2025 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is seeing double-digit increases in some of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity, according to the first of ...

If public health had a highlight reel, the year of 2024 would make the cut. That year, the percentage of U.S. adults who smoked cigarettes dropped to 10%, a historic low, new research from the Centers ...

We’re addicted to work. We’re addicted to our phones. What’s the harm in one more addiction? Lots, it turns out.

Most people are aware that smoking cigarettes is bad for our health. However, the negative effects are far more extensive ...

From smoking and drinking to body image and stigma, screen stories can shape how audiences think about health, risk and what ...