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Banning something to reduce harm is a tricky business. Here’s what works

The upcoming social media ban for people aged under 16 continues to be hotly debated.

The Conversation · Sep 22, 2025

Ray Dalio Predicts a 'Debt‑Induced Economic Heart‑Attack' Within 3 Years —Likens U.S. Deficit to Lifetime of 'Overeating Fatty Foods And Smoking'

If anyone knows how to forecast a financial meltdown with the calm of a weatherman calling for rain, it's Ray Dalio.

Benzinga · Sep 21, 2025

The last words my father spoke to me—and what they taught me about saving lives

Decades ago, I visited my father in the nursing home as I was about to become New York City health commissioner. I never forgot what he said.

Fortune · Sep 21, 2025

Stoptober: How to deal with a smoking relapse

Relapsing can feel like failure, but remember that it’s just part of the journey.

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025

Is gaming the new smoking for teenage boys?

IN FOCUS: As new research reveals that 15- to 17-year-olds are spending more time playing video games than they are at school, Helen Coffey asks whether we’re sleepwalking into a mental health crisis

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025

World's oldest mummies were smoke-dried 10,000 years ago in China and Southeast Asia, researchers find

The world's oldest evidence for purposeful human mummification comes from Southeast Asia, where people smoke-dried their ancestors' corpses 10,000 years ago.

LiveScience · Sep 15, 2025

Graphic warnings on tobacco products are losing their impact – here are 5 ways to improve them

Large pictorial warning labels on smoked tobacco products typically feature confronting images of the harmful health outcomes of smoking. Pictures of diseased lungs, gangrene and mouth decay aim to elicit strong emotional responses that reduce the appeal and acceptability of smoking, particularly among young people.

The Conversation · Sep 14, 2025

‘I kept asking: “Why? What did I do?”’ How come so many young, fit, non-smoking women are getting lung cancer?

For decades, lung cancer has been viewed as a disease of older men who smoked. Now, cases among young women are on the rise and doctors are baffled. Could air pollution be behind it?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2025

From smoking indoors to bringing your own beer: Oktoberfest rules that could see travellers fined

While Oktoberfest may be renowned for its festive atmosphere, disregarding rules about public intoxication, among others, may cost visitors dearly.

Euronews · Sep 13, 2025

Spain moves to tighten tobacco rules, fine parents if their underage children smoke

The draft law approved by the government would come with hefty fines for violations.

Euronews · Sep 11, 2025