People who vape or smoke are at higher risk of death due to COVID-19, study says The study of about 4,000 participants showed people who smoked or vaped were 45% more likely to die from COVID-19.

HEALTH Smoking shrinks the brain and drives up Alzheimer’s risk, new study finds Cigarettes do ‘terrible things’ to cognitive health, says one neurological surgeon By Melissa Rudy Fox News ...

Smoking one to two cigarettes a day before pregnancy was linked to a 16% higher risk of major health issues in newborns. Smoking 20 or more cigarettes a day before pregnancy resulted in a 31% ...

This is incorrect. Also, smoking so-called “light” cigarettes or flavored cigarettes increases lung cancer risk as much as regular cigarettes. Second-hand smoke is also a major risk factor.

Five childhood risk factors can predict cardiovascular events, including heart attacks and strokes, as an adult, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds. They are body mass index ...

New figures from Technical Sciences on Aarhus University show, that there is a correlation between smoking and the risk of being hospitalised with a mental illness later in life. According to the ...

Smoking hurts everyone, but women under the age of 50 who smoke are at four to five times greater risk for having a heart attack, according to KOAT health expert Dr. Barry Ramo.

Understanding the specific ways smoking and drinking damage your cerebrovascular system can provide powerful motivation to make lifestyle changes before a stroke occurs. These common habits create ...

Lung cancer, the second-most common cancer in the U.S., is often associated with smoking — but even those who have never had a cigarette could be at risk of the deadly disease.

A new study suggests that smoking could contribute to an increased risk of hospitalization due to severe mental illness, such as major depression or bipolar disorder.

Now that smoking has replaced injecting as the most common way to consume fentanyl, UC San Francisco researchers have uncovered an increased risk of fatal overdose from the residue that accumulates in ...