For over a decade, the CDC's anti-smoking ads and 1-800-QUIT-NOW hotline have helped Americans kick the habit. Now, both face an uncertain future after budget cuts. Dr. Celine Gounder explains where ...

Share on Pinterest The CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health was eliminated by the HHS, which could limit access to valuable resources to help people quit smoking. MJimages/Getty Images The Department of ...

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's "Tips From Former Smokers" ads are set to stop at the end of September. For 13 years, these tough and honest commercials told real stories about the ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. In the earliest ads, Terrie Hall wears a ...

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., but a long-standing and effective anti-smoking ad campaign that brought that number down is now ending. The U.S. Centers for Disease ...

If you've ever turned on the TV to see a harrowing story of a person with a hole in their throat warning against the dangers of smoking, you witnessed an ad by the Tips From Former Smokers campaign.

Research shows the campaign led to millions of attempts to stop smoking and more than 1 million long-term quits between 2012 and 2023. HealthDay News — The US Centers for Disease Control and ...

Smoking rates in the United States are at historic lows and fewer people are dying from tobacco-related lung cancer — in part because the federal government has pumped millions of dollars into ...

PHOENIX, AZ, UNITED STATES, April 8, 2025 / EINPresswire.com / -- Massive job cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the elimination of CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) ...