Health and science

A leaked document, a working draft of the EU’s stance at COP11, has provided insight into the EU’s common position on novel tobacco and nicotine products…

The European Parliament’s Committee on Public Health is set to adopt reports on the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan and Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. We summarise the key points…

A National Cancer Institute directorship prioritising cure over prevention could mean that funding for research on the impact of quitting smoking on cancer rates is likely to be limited and the first to be dropped…

Upcoming international developments such as the EU TTD and COP11 may not directly affect the UK in the short term, but they could reshape the country’s strategy on tobacco harm reduction…

Growth in nicotine pouch sales globally has occurred alongside concerted marketing efforts that position the products as safer than combustible tobacco products, according to a study…

From 5th March 2026, the “production, manufacture, transport, import, export, possession, offer, transfer, acquisition and use of products for oral use containing nicotine” will be banned in France…

Talk of the US Office on Smoking and Health’s demise may have been premature, as its employee dismissals have been held up by lawsuits. But what would a post-OSH world look like?…

As tensions over US tariffs simmer, a new fiscal battle has erupted in Europe, where the European Commission’s proposal to expand tobacco taxes has provoked sharp resistance from key European Union member states…

Since the 1st July ban on disposable vapes in the UK, retail enforcement there say nicotine pouch sales are replacing them, and concerns have cropped up again for youth uptake in the UK and Ireland…

Unlike filter cigarettes, which basically remained unchanged since they first entered the market in 1934, reduced-risk products have become a realm of innovation since their inception…

The European Commission has officially adopted a proposal for a recast of the Tobacco Excise Directive, expanding the scope of the directive to include heated tobacco products (HTPs), nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes…

Join host Barnaby Page as he speaks with Richard Young about the role of toxicology in vape product safety…

The effectiveness of the arsenal of nicotine replacement therapy products available to help smokers quit remains disappointing, but new inhaler technology could deliver better results…