You wouldn’t think it would be easy to get nearly 4.5 million Americans—the equivalent of the entire state of Louisiana or Kentucky—to give up smoking. But it can be done in a single, straightforward ...

Elijah Kinlaw, 24, smokes after his shift at a local roofing company in Central Florida. He enjoys menthol cigarettes and would like to quit, he said, but it’s tough. Research shows menthol cigarettes ...

Menthol cigarette bans are effective at getting people to quit smoking, new research finds. The US Food and Drug Administration has said that a menthol ban is a “top priority,” but public health ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- A Food and Drug Administration review concludes that menthol cigarettes likely pose a greater public health risk than regular cigarettes but does not make a recommendation on whether ...

The Biden administration abruptly announced Friday that it will delay regulations banning menthol cigarettes amid widespread opposition to the proposal. In a statement, Health and Human Services (HHS) ...

A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes in the U.S. "will take significantly more time," U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement Friday, delaying a decision that had ...

In a letter to President Joe Biden, leaders of three medical colleges, including one in Atlanta, urge him and the federal Food and Drug Administration to act on a proposed rule prohibiting menthol ...

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Prior to the FDA's authorization of the four new products, the agency had denied applications for menthol-flavored vapes. Liudmila Chernetska/iStock via Getty Images E-cigarettes, also known as vapes, ...

Background In May 2020, England banned menthol as a characterising flavour in cigarettes. However, the sale of menthol accessories (eg, filters, flavour cards) remains permitted. This study assessed ...