Nearly half of Americans who smoke use menthol cigarettes that are harder to quit, driving up their health risks with every puff. Now, a new University of Michigan study will test the best way to help ...

Banning menthol cigarettes could help convince smokers quit the habit, a new study finds. People who prefer menthol cigarettes would rather buy nicotine gum or other nicotine replacement therapies ...

The state Department of Health Services has launched a $72,000 public awareness campaign to highlight the risks of menthol cigarettes, which have been heavily marketed to Black communities by the ...

A long-awaited federal ban on menthol cigarettes and cigars remains in limbo, after the White House delayed finalizing a proposed rule until at least this month. In states like California and ...

On May 19, communities across the country will join together for the 10th anniversary of No Menthol Sunday — The Center for Black Health & Equity’s annual call to action highlighting the detrimental ...

The Trump administration has withdrawn the proposed rule that would ban menthol in cigarettes and flavored cigars according to the regulatory docket. A menthol ban is something that the US Food and ...

NEW YORK – On his Brooklyn stoop, Marcel Bichotte could hold notes on his saxophone for what felt like hours. Bichotte was an accomplished musician with the big-band group Super Jazz des Jeunes, or ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. It was just after sunset, and the evening ...

In 2009, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, signed into law by President Obama just months after taking office, banned many kinds of flavored tobacco, from cinnamon to candy to ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration this week is expected to propose a ban on menthol cigarettes, a move backed by civil rights groups that say Black Americans are hurt by the industry's ...