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Fiore to Step Down as Director in July 2023, Continue Working at UW-CTRI
Dr. Michael Fiore will step down as UW-CTRI Director July 1, 2023 but will continue working as a lead scientist on key grants and mentoring young investigators. Fiore co-founded UW-CTRI in 1992 with Associate Director …
September 7, 2022Study: Is Substituting Vapes for Cigs Sustainable?
A new study published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research examined “dual users”—people who both smoke traditional cigarettes and vape e-cigarettes—and found that people who predominantly vape were vaping instead of smoking, a process called “substitution,” …
September 7, 2022Nicotine Patch, Lozenge or Gum During COVID-19 Hospitalization may Reduce Mortality for Those Who Smoke
Findings from Second-Largest COVID Study in US Among current smokers hospitalized with COVID-19, prescriptions for nicotine patches, lozenges, or gum were associated with reduced mortality. “Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of disease and death …
August 30, 2022Current Cancer Diagnosis Poses Significant Risk for Severe COVID Outcomes
Vaccination Lowers Risk – Findings from Second-Largest COVID Study in US A current cancer diagnosis posed a significant risk for severe outcomes (ICU admission and death) over the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, …
August 15, 2022Programs In Northern Wisconsin Implement the Bucket Approach to Help Patients Quit
Two counties on the tippy top of Northern Wisconsin—along the shores of Lake Superior—have implemented the Bucket Approach for helping patients with behavioral health challenges to quit tobacco use. The Bucket Approach, developed by retired UW-CTRI …
August 5, 2022BREATHE 2 Project 3 Begins in Clinics
Project 3 of the BREATHE 2 study has begun in participating clinics within the UW Health and Advocate Aurora Health systems. “We are offering patients who enroll in the study a package of different treatments …
August 3, 2022For Jackie, Quitting Smoking is the Cat’s Meow
Jackie from Green Bay had tried to quit smoking “a million times,” she said. “I’d say, ‘this is the last cigarette for sure.’ Then, I’d go to the gas station and the cashier would know …
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