All Articles on Tobacco
Vaping: Friend or foe?Dr. Jennifer McClure talks about the recent rise in deaths and injuries associated with vaping and what you should know about this risk.
Why focus on improving smokers’ dental hygiene?After a decade of study, Dr. Jennifer McClure takes stock of the benefits and challenges of the Oral Health 4 Life program.
Combustible tobacco: Still public health enemy #1Dr. Jennifer McClure applauds the American Cancer Society’s move against tobacco that burns and explains the evidence behind it.
Among Group Health’s greatest coups? We kicked tobacco’s butt!Joan DeClaire remembers how the whole organization went mano a mano with America’s biggest killer and won.
The fallout from selling doubt about scienceVirginia Immanuel, GHRI director of information technology, reviews a book (now a movie) about misrepresenting scientific evidence. Bad idea, she writes.
Our tobacco cessation research is smoking hotDr. Jennifer McClure studies how best to fight the most common preventable cause of death—including the apps for that.
November 19: A great day to celebrate life by going smoke-free!As Thanksgiving approaches, Dr. Jennifer McClure reflects on why we shouldn’t forget another important day this month, the Great American Smokeout.
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