GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Tied to Risks and Benefits Beyond Weight Loss
Reduced risks seen for neurocognitive, coagulation, cardiometabolic disorders; increased risks seen for GI, arthritic disorders
Integrated Care Boosts Smoking Cessation When Undergoing Lung Cancer Screening
Integrated care involving medication and intensive counseling provides optimal smoking cessation intervention
AI Can Guide Acquisition of Diagnostic-Quality Lung Ultrasound Images
Trained health care professionals with AI assistance can achieve images that do not differ from lung ultrasound experts
Smoking Tied to Lower Earnings, Labor Market Participation
Associations even stronger among those with lower educational attainment
PFAS in Drinking Water Linked to Increased Cancer Incidence
Increased cancer incidence seen in digestive, endocrine, oral cavity/pharynx, and respiratory systems between 2016 and 2021
Cancer Mortality Continued to Decline Through 2022
However, increase seen in incidence in women, especially for middle-aged and younger women
Shifts in Trends Noted for Trachea, Bronchus, Lung Cancer Mortality
Tobacco-associated trachea, bronchus, and lung cancer mortality decreasing overall, while pollution-associated mortality increasing
Three in 10 U.S. Adults Aware of Menthol-Mimicking Cigarettes
Substantial proportion of aware adults had experimented with or were currently using synthetic cooling agent menthol-mimicking cigarettes
Beginning to Smoke Before Age 15 Increases Risk for COPD
Findings independent of cigarette pack years, current smoking status, secondhand smoke exposure
Shorter Treatment Regimens Recommended for Tuberculosis
Four-month regimen recommended for drug-susceptible TB and six-month regimen recommended for drug-resistant TB
