Studies have long shown that the No. 1 driver of human action is fear, and that theory held true with motivating older smokers to quit, according to a new UW-CTRI research paper published in Geriatric …
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Exhale Study Results May Help Predict Who Can Switch to Just Vaping
When clinicians have a patient who asks whether they should try vaping to quit smoking, those clinicians should ask the patient if they believe it will work. That’s because it may be a key factor …
Study: Partial Flavor Ban on Vapes Had Addiction Consequences for American Students
A partial flavor ban in vaping products sold in America affected the type of vapes college students use, and escalated how many used them, according to a new paper in Environmental Research and Public Health. …
STOP Cancer Study Reaches Full Recruitment
UW-CTRI and the UW Carbone Cancer Center have successfully welcomed 52 Carbone patients who smoke into the Smoking Treatment for Oncology Patients Study (the STOP Cancer Study), reaching full recruitment. STOP Cancer is designed to let …
Researchers: Making Lung-Cancer Screening Eligibility Inclusive, Specific, Accurate
Research shows lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths globally, with Black men in the United States experiencing the highest incidence and mortality rates. Lung-cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) has been …
UW-CTRI to Examine the Roles of Genetic and Neighborhood Risk on Alcohol Use and Misuse
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Wendy Slutske received a new grant from National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to study how growing up and living in different types of neighborhoods affects alcohol use and misuse from …
Dr. Michael Fiore Receives Prestigious Lienhard Award from National Academy of Medicine
UW-CTRI Founding Director Dr. Michael Fiore accepts the Lienhard Award for Advancement of Health Care at the National Academy of Medicine meeting in October 2024. Past awardees of the Gustav O. Lienhard Award for Advancement of …
Touchdown, Live Vape Free!
Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings fans at Lambeau Field last Sunday saw an ad for Live Vape Free on the scoreboard. Live Vape Free is a program designed to help teens and young adults …
New Papers Call for Policymakers, Clinicians to Help Black People Avoid Tobacco Harms
Two new papers in medical journals written by UW-CTRI authors excoriate the tobacco industry’s exploitation of Black Americans and encourage policymakers and clinicians to help Black Wisconsin residents quit tobacco use. The first article, by …
First Phase of $6 Million NIH Grant Poised to Help UW-CTRI Reach Salvation Army Participants
Dr. Danielle McCarthy describes a new grant designed to help people at community service organizations to address their tobacco use. UW-CTRI will partner with the Salvation Army of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan on a new …