UW-CTRI Co-Founder and Director Dr. Michael Fiore represented the Center as a special guest at the White House event to celebrate the progress made thanks to the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative—a project to …
2023 Articles
UW-CTRI Is Hiring
UW-CTRI is currently recruiting for a Tobacco Care Specialist at UW Health.
Study Results: What Happens When a Loved One with COVID-19 is Put on a Ventilator?
Researchers have found that, as age and requirement for intubation increases in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, so too does overall mortality. The study, published in CHEST, drew from data collected by the COVID EHR Cohort …
Chris Ripley Helps BREATHE 2 Participant Quit Smoking
A BREATHE 2 study participant started smoking 30 years ago due to peer pressure. “I wanted to look the coolest,” said the participant, who asked to remain anonymous. Since then, they had tried to quit …
US Smoking Rate Now 11 Percent
The adult smoking rate in the United States has fallen to 11 percent, according to preliminary survey data released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). That’s down from 12.5 percent last year. Smoking rates …
Cook Promoted to Professor
The UW Department of Medicine has promoted UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Jessica Cook to full professor with tenure. “This promotion reflects her incredible scholarship and accomplishments,” said UW-CTRI Founder and Director Dr. Michael Fiore. Cook is …
New Grant to Help Parents Who Smoke While Their Children Are in a Hospital
UW-CTRI Assistant Professor Dr. Brian Williams has secured an internal grant from the UW Department of Pediatrics to support parents who smoke while their children are in the hospital. “Hospitalization is a stressful time,” said …
Study: Wisconsin Adults Who Smoke Receive Primary Care Less, Visit the Hospital More
Wisconsin adults who smoke are receiving primary care less and visiting emergency departments more than their non-smoking counterparts, highlighting a need for change in the way the healthcare community reaches out to the most vulnerable …
UW-CTRI to Present at Conference in Texas
UW-CTRI colleagues will present their research findings at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) in San Antonio, Texas, March 1-4, 2023. Here’s a list. Wednesday, March 1, 2023 …
Granddaughter Happy Because BREATHE 2 Participant Quit Smoking
Denise started smoking around age 12 or 13 and has since quit for extended periods of time when she was pregnant with each of her four grown children, and another time when her doctor prescribed …