Though smoking increases the risk for severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and can reduce the effectiveness of RA treatment, rheumatologists rarely provide smoking-cessation counseling with their patients, according to a new paper co-authored by UW-CTRI Associate …
Month: October 2016
Real-time Data Could Lead to Better Quit-Smoking Treatments
New research published in the journal Psychological Assessment may help researchers develop interventions to ease withdrawal in the moments smokers are experiencing them. People trying to quit smoking may feel they are on an emotional rollercoaster as …
Boston Globe Quotes UW-CTRI Director Fiore on Graphic Cigarette Warnings
E-Referral Study Launches at Pilot Clinic
A primary-care outpatient clinic in Wisconsin has begun testing an innovative system that allows clinicians to electronically refer smokers to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line. The Gundersen Health System Clinic in Whitehall, Wisconsin is the first to use …