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  2. Year: 2022
  3. Month: August

Month: August 2022

Nicotine Patch, Lozenge or Gum During COVID-19 Hospitalization may Reduce Mortality for Those Who Smoke

Posted on August 30, 2022

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 …

Posted in 2022 Releases

Current Cancer Diagnosis Poses Significant Risk for Severe COVID Outcomes

Posted on August 15, 2022

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, …

Posted in 2022 Releases

Programs In Northern Wisconsin Implement the Bucket Approach to Help Patients Quit

Posted on August 5, 2022

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 …

Posted in 2022 Articles

BREATHE 2 Project 3 Begins in Clinics

Posted on August 3, 2022

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 …

Posted in 2022 Articles

For Jackie, Quitting Smoking is the Cat’s Meow

Posted on August 3, 2022

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 …

Posted in 2022 Articles

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