Did you promise yourself that 2011 would be the year that you would quit smoking? Are you having trouble sticking to your new year’s resolution? Well maybe there’s an iOS app that will make it a ...

Earlier today, I gave a live demo of ChatGPT as it served enlightening words on a lifestyle without nicotine vices. Two of my heavy-smoker friends saw the chatbot in action and looked impressed. Less ...

Semaglutide drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy, have helped millions of Americans lose weight, reduce cravings and better manage their type 2 diabetes. Yet other benefits are discovered daily, thanks to ...

Tuberculosis (TB) patients who smoke will recover far more quickly if they can quit—and help could come from their mobile ...

It’s a very different approach to quitting than the nicotine patch. Ozempic has seemingly exploded in popularity in recent years. The drug was originally created for adults living with diabetes, but ...

Smokers with diabetes or obesity who take semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) might reap an added benefit: Help in quitting smoking. A yearlong study found that, compared to people using other diabetes drugs ...

The group Smokeless Vets hope to help 100,000 veterans stop smoking. Using nicotine products like vapes and pouches, they think, would help. By Joshua Skovlund Published Jul 25, 2024 6:56 PM EDT Omar ...

A new study found that smokers with type 2 diabetes taking Ozempic had fewer tobacco-related medical encounters compared to those using other diabetes medications. The study, based on electronic ...

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If you still smoke cigarettes, you’re in increasingly small company. The number of smokers a few decades ago was about 30 percent of the US population. Compare that to only about 14 percent of adults ...