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 …
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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 …
How to Quit Smoking: The 5 Best Tips for 2023 New Year’s Resolutions
1. Get free coaching and medications. 2. Hang out with people who don’t smoke or vape. 3. Avoid alcohol. 4. Replace tobacco with healthier options. 5. Change your routine.
Study Finds High Economic Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Among Indigenous Populations
Smoking commercial tobacco products is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Indigenous people living in Wisconsin and throughout the nation experience significant health and financial burden from ADRD, according to new …
The Great American Smokeout – a Great Chance to Quit
The Great American Smokeout was Thursday, November 17, but the resources are still available for Wisconsin residents to get free help to quit smoking or vaping tobacco from the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line! The Smokeout …
Tobacco Control Leaders Call Out Latest Tobacco Industry Hypocrisy
Urge Industry to Stop Selling Cigarettes if they are Truly Committed to Reducing Harm The tobacco industry purports, in print advertising and TV interviews, to have changed—to be moving toward a future of harm reduction …
UW-CTRI Receives $6.5 Million Grant
UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore has received a seven-year grant worth $6.5 million to help UW-CTRI identify and disseminate effective, innovative ways to help cancer patients quit smoking. Specifically, UW-CTRI researchers, led by Principal Investigator Fiore, …