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Center for the Assessment of Tobacco Regulations (CAsToR). University of Michigan, Georgetown, Rutgers TCORS tcors.umich.edu

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CAsToR TCORS @centertobacco.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
CAsToR webinar “Forecasting the Impact of a U.S. Nicotine Reduction Standard on People with Disabilities,” on April 14, presented by pilot project PI Dana Rubenstein, MD, MHS. Register: myumi.ch/D8j5x Or if you'd prefer to link to the event page on the CAsToR site: tcors.umich.edu/Events_Upcom...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: CAsToR Webinar: "Forecasting the Impact of a U.S. Nicotine Reduction Standard on People with Disabilities". After registering, you will receive a confirmati...
Dana Rubenstein, MD, will share her CAsToR pilot project work, which models the impact of a nicotine reduction standard (NRS) on people with disabilities. Specifically, she will cover: - Model constr...
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CAsToR TCORS @centertobacco.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Learn how to apply computational modeling techniques to tobacco regulatory science in a one-week summer course taught by CAsToR instructors at the University of Michigan. Scholarships available! tcors.umich.edu/Resource_SSE...
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TCORS: Summer Simulation Modeling Course
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CAsToR TCORS @centertobacco.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
CAsToR is hosting a webinar “Working with state & local tobacco legislative data: A primer” on Feb 12 with Dr. Abigail Friedman, Dr. Holly Jarman, and Lauren Tonti, JD, MPH. Register here: myumi.ch/qZ4WE
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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
INTS core faculty member and assistant professor, Lauren Pacek, will discuss tobacco use and cessation and harm reduction strategies among people with HIV in the USA in the webinar hosted by the AETC Program on November 5, 11 am ET. Register here ➡️ www.e2neca.org/org/AETC/Por...
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JAMA @jama.com · 20/10/2025
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, causing approximately 1.8 million deaths in 2022. 📝 This Review discusses the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of lung cancer in nonsmoking individuals. ja.ma/4hk9v9F
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JAMA @jama.com · 11/10/2025
💬 Perspective: The evaluation of moderate alcohol consumption on health is complex due to known harms of heavy drinking, potential benefits of low consumption, varying evidence quality, and biases. ja.ma/3KIU12Q
A JAMA article titled "The Complexity of Research on Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Health: The Consensus Report From NASEM" by Ned Calonge et al., published online September 30, 2025.
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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
INTS Associate Professor, Jamie Tam, comments on a recent story about how the tobacco industry is fighting proposed nicotine cuts in its products. Read more ➡️ news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-a...
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Tobacco Industry Fights Biden’s Proposed Cigarette Nicotine Cut
The future of a Biden-era proposal to slash nicotine levels in cigarettes is uncertain after the Trump administration excluded it from a key regulatory roadmap amid growing industry pressure to scrap ...
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Jonas Haslbeck @jmbh.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Two new preprints on multilevel HMMs! Time series data is now pervasive in psychology and new methods are needed to model the dynamics in such data. Hidden Markov Models (HHMs) are powerful models for dynamics in which a system is switching between a number of discrete states.
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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Please join us in welcoming our new faculty member, Rafael Meza, PhD! @rutgerscancer.bsky.social @rwjms.bsky.social Learn more about Dr. Meza here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Please join us in welcoming our new faculty member, Rafael Meza, PhD! Rafael Meza, PhD, has joined the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies as a Core Member and the Rutgers Cancer… | ...
Please join us in welcoming our new faculty member, Rafael Meza, PhD! Rafael Meza, PhD, has joined the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies as a Core Member and the Rutgers Cancer Institu...
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CAsToR TCORS @centertobacco.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
CAsToR junior investigator and pilot project PI, Dr. Clinton Durney, describes his research project modeling social network influences on teenage nicotine use. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIBO...
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CAsToR Pilot Projects Updates: Clinton Durney (British Columbia Cancer Research Institute)
YouTube video by TCORS: CAsToR UM, GU & BCCRI
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JAMA Network Open @jamanetworkopen.com · 24/07/2025
In this modeling study, biennial screening from ages 50 to 60, then annually, was estimated to maintain 96% of the deaths prevented by lung cancer screening while decreasing CT scans by 21%. ja.ma/45hXpt1
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CAsToR TCORS @centertobacco.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
CAsToR is hosting a webinar "A COPD Natural History Simulation Model for Tobacco Regulation Evaluation: Policy Implications" with Dr. Luz Sanchez Romero on October 9. Register here: myumi.ch/9pqbJ
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 21/07/2025
This article provides an overview of the current state of handling continuous variables in healthcare research. It discusses the potential limitations of assuming a linear relationship between independent and dependent variables www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Linear predictor plot for three modelling approaches to analyse continuous variables in a case study of cerebrospinal fluid glucose and acute bacterial meningitis
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Sarah Jackson @drsarahejackson.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Worth a read. We need to move beyond arbitrary categorisation of continuous variables or assuming that associations are linear - and use more flexible modelling approaches to capture non-linear relationships. www.bmj.com/content/390/...
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Dealing with continuous variables and modelling non-linear associations in healthcare data: practical guide
Proper handling of continuous variables is crucial in healthcare research, for example, within regression modelling for descriptive, explanatory, or predictive purposes. However, inadequate methods ar...
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CAsToR TCORS @centertobacco.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
CAsToR junior investigator and pilot project PI, Dr. Mona Issabakhsh, describes her project, “A Machine Learning Approach to Cluster Similar Flavors of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems,” sharing initial results and their implications for her research approach. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhh5...
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CAsToR Pilot Projects Updates: Mona Issabakhsh (Georgetown University)
YouTube video by TCORS: CAsToR UM, GU & BCCRI
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OncoDaily @oncodaily.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
IARC and American Cancer Society Launch The Cancer Atlas, Fourth Edition oncodaily.com/blog/the-can... #OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews #IARC #ACS
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IARC and American Cancer Society Launch The Cancer Atlas, Fourth Edition - OncoDaily
IARC and American Cancer Society Launch The Cancer Atlas, Fourth Edition / American Cancer Society, cancer, Headlines, IARC, IARC - International Agency for
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CAsToR TCORS @centertobacco.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
CAsToR Pilot PI, Dr. Dae-Hee Han, shares his progress on his work that uses inverse probability weighting and machine learning to estimate the impact of oral nicotine product and inhaled tobacco product co-use on inhaled tobacco product use trajectories among youth. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kaw...
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CAsToR Pilot Projects Updates: Dae Hee Han (University of Southern California)
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CAsToR TCORS @centertobacco.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Reducing Lung Cancer Mortality by Providing Smoking Cessation Support in the Lung Cancer Screening Setting: Missed Opportunities and Lessons Learned on Both Sides of the Atlantic - Journal of Thoracic Oncology www.jto.org/article/S155...
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Reducing Lung Cancer Mortality by Providing Smoking Cessation Support in the Lung Cancer Screening Setting: Missed Opportunities and Lessons Learned on Both Sides of the Atlantic
National guidelines for the implementation of lung cancer screening (LCS) for high-risk older adults have been issued by several countries, largely in Europe, North America, and Australia. Typically, ...
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CAsToR TCORS @centertobacco.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Dr. Nancy Jao gives an update on her CAsToR Pilot Project, “Impact of flavored e-cigarette use and nicotine metabolism on systemic inflammatory biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risk.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=g39-...
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CAsToR Pilot Projects Updates: Nancy Jao (Rosalind Franklin University)
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Nicotine & Tobacco Research Journal @ntrjournal.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Modelling study by Victoria Salgado et al. indicates further tobacco control interventions in Argentina could considerably reduce premature deaths and years of life lost. academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...
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Modeling the impact of smoking on mortality in Argentina from 2000 to 2100. A Maximum Potential Reduction in Premature Mortality analysis
AbstractIntroduction. In Argentina, 23% of adults smoke; the future burden of smoking on mortality in the country is unknown. We estimate future smoking-at
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Politico @politico.com · 11/06/2025
RFK Jr. wants to Make America Healthy Again. But he's ignoring the country's leading cause of preventable deaths: smoking.
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There’s one vice RFK Jr. isn’t talking about
The health secretary, who wants Americans to make healthier choices, rarely mentions smoking.
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Cochrane Tobacco Addiction @cochranetag.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Out now April Let's talk #e-cigarettes podcast @jhb19.bsky.social & @drnlindson.bsky.social interview Steve Cook @umichsph.bsky.social CaSToR TCORS re probs using cross-sectional data to look at health effects of #vapes Thanks @cancerresearchuk.org Spotify & iTunes podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/lets-...
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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
There's still time to register! ⏰ 2025 ESIL awardee, Dr. Julia Chen-Sankey, will deliver her lecture in the second of three NIH ODP Early Stage Investigator Lectures of 2025 on June 5 at 10 a.m. ET. ➡️ ow.ly/MLwI50VUboR @rutgerssph.bsky.social
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CAsToR TCORS @centertobacco.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Meet CAsToR Postdoctoral Fellow and Pilot PI, Dr. Clinton Durney. Clinton uses computational modeling to understand tobacco use behaviors and potential policy impacts. For his pilot project, he is modeling the spread of tobacco use through adolescent social networks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR_v...
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CAsToR Postdoctoral Research FellowClinton Durney, PhD
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Eli Perencevich @eliowa.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
“Cohort life expectancy in the South, especially among females, changed little for those born from 1900 to 2000. For several states in the West and Northeast, cohort life expectancy improved substantially, and Washington DC, exhibited the greatest improvement” #medsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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All-Cause Mortality and Life Expectancy by Birth Cohort Across US States
This cohort study characterizes trends in mortality and life expectancy by birth cohort for US states and Washington, DC.
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Jonathan Foulds PhD @jonathanfoulds.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
792 smokers were randomized to (a) placebo (b) 6 weeks cytisinicline or (c) 12 weeks cytisinicline. % abstinent from smoking for weeks 9-24 (and CO<10ppm) was (a) 4.2% (b) 12.2% and (c) 20.5%. Cytisinicline is safe and effective for smoking cessation. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40257755/
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CAsToR TCORS @centertobacco.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Check out this new video recording of a primer on systematic reviews and evidence synthesis in TRS, facilitated by CAsToR investigators Drs. Hartmann-Boyce and Livingstone-Banks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAfd...
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Systematic reviews and other types of evidence synthesis in tobacco regulatory science: a primer
YouTube video by TCORS: CAsToR UM, GU & BCCRI
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Jonathan Foulds PhD @jonathanfoulds.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Why the FDA is right about Zyn. "It may seem like authorizing another nicotine product- especially one with its own youthful cultural cachet- is a risky decision. But when evaluating all the factors (e g 2.4% youth use after 10y), it actually makes sense." www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Opinion | Why the FDA is right about Zyn
Zyn has proven to be an especially controversial nicotine product. But there is some good news.
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Human Mortality Database @hmdatabase.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
📢 #episky #mortality #opendata Weekly death series #STMF revised and updated ☑️ Data 👉 mortality.org/Data/STMF Check out our visualization toolkit to explore data on weekly mortality and #excessmortality across years and countries ⬇️ mpidr.shinyapps.io/stmortality/
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CanPath - Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health @canpath.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
🧬 Did you know? CanPath offers genotyping data from 55K+ participants, enriched with single nucleotide polymorphisms linked to diseases & ethnicities. Combine it with data from 13+ centres via HDRN Canada’s DASH to study genetics & health ❤️‍🩹 Let’s connect! #Genomics #HealthResearch
Everything's better when we're together.
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Jonathan Foulds PhD @jonathanfoulds.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
"An evaluation of a recent meta-analysis of 107 studies (Glantz 24) indicated that in many cases, the precision and accuracy of results may be overstated due to inherent confounding.. not accounted for." This paper is a must-read for aspiring epidemiologists! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Observational studies of exposure to tobacco and nicotine products: Best practices for maximizing statistical precision and accuracy
Non-randomized observational studies can track risk-induction and -reduction associated with real-world use of non-combusted nicotine and tobacco prod…
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CAsToR TCORS @centertobacco.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Did you know that @centertobacco.bsky.social has a robust YouTube channel? This playlist of a workshop on analysis of trends & transitions in tobacco research includes lectures on joinpoint regression and age-period-cohort modeling, among others. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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An Introduction to the Analysis of Trends and Transitions for Tobacco and Public Health Research - YouTube
This in-person introductory workshop was taught August 15-16, 2022 by CAsToR investigators to introduce methods for modeling trends and transition analysis w...
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Jonathan Foulds PhD @jonathanfoulds.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
The percentage of U.S. adults who currently used #ecigs increased from 4.5% in 2019 to 6.5% in 2023. Ecig use was much higher among those aged under 50. stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/174...
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CanPath - Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health @canpath.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
🔬 Want hands-on experience analyzing population health data? Join our free in-person workshop at @uoft.bsky.social! Learn R & Python workflows, work with CanPath’s Synthetic Dataset, and explore cloud-based tools. 👥 Limited spots – apply now >> canpath.ca/2025/03/synt...
CanPath and Lifebit Synthetic Dataset Workshop: Teaching & Researching with Health Data in a Trusted Research Environment. Tuesday, June 24. University of Toronto.
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CAsToR TCORS @centertobacco.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
CAsToR is hosting an online training on March 20, “Systematic reviews and other types of evidence synthesis in TRS: a primer,” facilitated by Drs. Jamie Hartmann-Boyce @jhb19.bsky.social and Jonathan Livingstone-Banks @jlivbanks.bsky.social Open to CTP-funded scientists. Register: myumi.ch/bE9xk
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Systematic reviews and other types of evidence synthesis in tobacco regulatory science: a primer. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email a...
This event is hosted by the Center for the Assessment of Tobacco Regulations (CAsToR) Career Enhancement Core and facilitated by CAsToR investigators, Dr. Jamie Hartmann-Boyce and Dr. Jonathan Livings...
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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
What is the biggest misconception about vaping?
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 01/03/2025
In Michigan, the infant mortality rate in 2022 was more than two times higher for Black non-Hispanic mothers than for white mothers, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
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In Michigan, a push to make pregnancy and childbirth safer for people of color
Michigan advocates are working to make pregnancy and childbirth safer and more equitable for communities of color.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
The HPV vaccine is amazing. “The new report found that from 2008 to 2022, rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80% among 20- to 24-year-old women who were screened for cervical cancer. The estimates were published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”
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CDC report adds to evidence that HPV vaccine is preventing cervical cancer in U.S. women
A new CDC report adds to evidence that the HPV vaccine, once called dangerous by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is preventing cervical cancer in young women.
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Cochrane Tobacco Addiction @cochranetag.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Can #ecigs / #vapes help you to #quitsmoking? Are they safe for quitting? See our plain language briefing w/ Feb 2025 search update & findings from Jan 2024 living Cochrane review @cochranetag.bsky.social @oxfordtag.bsky.social Thanks to @cancerresearchuk.org www.cebm.ox.ac.uk/research/ele...
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Jon Livingstone-Banks @jlivbanks.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
We conducted an overview of reviews on the impacts of e-cigarette flavours. Non-tobacco flavours may increase appeal & harms; this may vary by flavour & apply across different populations. Impacts of flavours on e-cig and cigarette use are inconclusive. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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The impacts of e‐cigarette flavours: An overview of systematic reviews
Background and Aims E-cigarette flavours have the potential to impact the appeal, harms and use of e-cigarettes and combustible tobacco. Systematic reviews have synthesised evidence on their impacts...
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Sarah Jackson @drsarahejackson.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
New paper by J Livingstone-Banks‬⁩ et al finds non-tobacco flavourings for e-cigs may increase appeal and harms; this increase may vary by flavour and apply across different population groups. Impacts of e-cig flavours on e-cig and cig use are inconclusive. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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The impacts of e‐cigarette flavours: An overview of systematic reviews
Background and Aims E-cigarette flavours have the potential to impact the appeal, harms and use of e-cigarettes and combustible tobacco. Systematic reviews have synthesised evidence on their impacts...
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Dr. Sven-Eric Jordt #TobRegSky @sejordt.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky #PCCM 🧪🛟 Great investigative journalism by Emma Rumney of @reuters.com on the network of e-cigarette manufacturers and shell companies fueling the illegal market of disposable ecigs in the US. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Smokescreen: some vape firms pivot after FDA crackdown
Some e-cigarette companies targeted by U.S. authorities have altered their business model or changed their corporate structure, including by transferring operations to offshore firms, according to a U.S. regulator and representatives of two companies.
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WHO @who.int · 24/02/2025
Today marks 3 years since Russia invaded #Ukraine 🇺🇦 ♦️Millions remain displaced. ♦️Countless lives lost. ♦️Thousands of attacks on health care. WHO & its partners continue to support urgent health needs - mental health support, trauma care, rehabilitation, rebuilding & strengthening the health system.
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OncoDaily @oncodaily.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Ovarian Cancer: Symptoms, Causes, Stages, Diagnosis and Treatment🎗️ Ovarian cancer affects thousands of women each year, with an estimated 20,890 new cases and 12,730 deaths in the U.S. in 2025. The lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer is 1 in 91. Early detection is key!
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CAsToR TCORS @centertobacco.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
CAsToR is committed to supporting junior investigators in developing their tobacco modeling skills. Meet just one of our many junior researchers, Ke “Vicky” Xu, as she shares a bit about her tobacco modeling research interests. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOCG...
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CAsToR Junior Investigator Ke “Vicky” Xu, M.Sc.
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IASLC @iaslc.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
🌍 It’s World Cancer Day! Let’s unite to advance lung cancer research & care. 🚨 WCLC 2025 registration & abstract submissions are OPEN! 📍 Barcelona | Sept 6–9, 2025 Be part of the future of lung cancer care. Register now! 🔗 bit.ly/IASLCWCLC #WCLC25 #WorldCancerDay
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American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network @acscan.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
"Cuts to the HHS workforce have the potential to dismantle the critical government infrastructure that has played a pivotal role in cancer survivorship for 18 million individuals who are alive today in the U.S. resulting in more suffering from cancer nationwide." - @llacasseacscan.bsky.social
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Significant Reduction in Workforce at Critical Health Agencies Puts the Nation’s Leadership in the Fight Against Cancer at Risk
“Government has a responsibility to continually assess the best application of national resources; however, indiscriminate cuts to our nation’s health and research infrastructure funding significantly...
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CAsToR TCORS @centertobacco.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
CAsToR’s 2024-2025 Pilot Project Program grantees were announced in September. Congratulations again to these junior investigators; we look forward to following your work! Read about their projects: tcors.umich.edu/Pilot.php
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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) @theaacr.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
The AACR is deeply concerned that the Administration’s recent actions are threatening NIH and its mission to accelerate progress for patients with cancer and other diseases that afflict millions of Americans. Read our statement: buff.ly/4gRXNB8
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