The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line is quadrupling the length of free medications for all Wisconsin residents who want to rethink their tobacco use–for a limited time only. The Quit Line has long mailed a free …
2023 Releases
Great American Smokeout Arrives, Federal Menthol Ban Nears
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Madison, Wis.)— With the White House Office of Management and Budget considering the FDA’s proposed rule to ban menthol in cigarettes and all flavors in cigars, experts are offering people who smoke …
Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria to Succeed Fiore as UW-CTRI Director
Hasmeena Kathuria, MD, has agreed to become the next UW-CTRI director, succeeding founding director Dr. Michael Fiore, Dean Robert Golden announced. UW-CTRI founders Fiore and Dr. Tim Baker will direct the Center until Kathuria takes …
Study: College Students Vape Much More Than They Realize
A new study found, for the first time, that vaping reported from memory by college students is significantly less than vaping recorded with real-time measures. The research, led by Dr. Anne Buu and colleagues from …
Study Finds COVID Vaccine Particularly Benefits Patients Who are Obese, Older
In a recent study, researchers from the University of Wisconsin found that having a COVID-19 vaccination reduces the likelihood of dying from COVID and the size of this effect differs across different patient groups. In …
Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line Offers New, Expanded Services
Beginning March 1, the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line will expand its free services to help people quit smoking, vaping, or other tobacco use. Now, in addition to free calls, the Quit Line will offer free …
Tobacco Companies Continue to Mislead the Public
They Say They Want Reduced Harm – They’re Doing the Opposite The tobacco industry purports to support an approach to reduce the harm from their products—but their actions are doing the opposite, according to two …