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Zyn pouches safer than smoking, but still pose risks
Zyn pouches—nicotine pouches that people use by placing them in their mouths— may help adult smokers quit, but they could also unintentionally encourage young people to start using a nicotine product, according to Harvard Chan School’s Vaughan Rees.
How studying the ‘exposome’ can reveal harmful environmental exposures
In the not-too-distant future, doctors may be able to determine what sort of damaging exposures their patients have faced—everything from toxic chemicals to unhealthy foods—all from a blood test. This largely invisible collection of exposures is known as…
Rethinking dementia as preventable, not inevitable
There are many ways to prevent dementia—starting with convincing the public it can be done, says Harvard Chan School’s Albert Hofman.
Examining the link between people’s sleep timing preferences, lifestyle, and diabetes
People who tend to stay up late have a higher risk of developing diabetes than those who rise early, a new study found.
Quitting smoking early linked with improved survival rates for people diagnosed with lung cancer
Quitting smoking early was associated with higher survival rates following a lung cancer diagnosis, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard Chan School. Compared to those who never smoked and were being treated for non-small…
Air pollution may increase risk for dementia
Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) may increase the risk of developing dementia, according to a new meta-analysis from Harvard Chan School.
Opinion: The benefits of banning flavored tobacco
A proposal to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products in New York “can help create the first tobacco-free generation and save lives for decades to come, especially among Black New Yorkers,” according to…
India behind on progress toward UN Sustainable Development Goals
India is not on target to reach more than half of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—a broad set of global goals set in 2015 by UN member states—by the organization’s 2030 deadline, according to a study…
Opinion: Tobacco industry’s ‘harm reduction’ pledges ring false
Publicly, the tobacco industry endorses harm reduction—a strategy aimed at reducing risks for people who use their products. But the reality, according to an opinion piece in STAT, is that the industry continues to oppose policies aimed at…
Following healthy lifestyle may reduce risk of long COVID
Women who followed most aspects of a healthy lifestyle, including healthy body weight, not smoking, regular exercise, adequate sleep, high quality diet, and moderate alcohol consumption, had about half the risk of long COVID compared with women without…
