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A woman holds a Juul e-cigarette while walking, in New York, on September 27, 2018.
Governance

The FDA's Responsibility to Regulate E-Cigarettes

by Kathy Crosby

The agency's decision to change how e-cigarettes are evaluated has brought renewed debate on the need to protect the public from the harms of nicotine products

A shopkeeper reaches for a packet of cigarettes, in London, England, on November 28, 2013.
Governance

Will the UK's Generational Tobacco Ban Survive?

by Gabriela Galvin

Britain's ban on tobacco sales for people born after 2008 could spell the end of smoking—if regulators can figure out enforcement

Governance

Busting 10 Myths About Health Taxes

by Tom Frieden
A street vendor selects cigarettes for a customer, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on May 27, 2024.
Food

Ultra-Processed Foods Take Pointers From Big Tobacco

by Ashley N. Gearhardt, Kelly D. Brownell, Allan M. Brandt
Breakfast cereals are displayed for sale at a grocery store, in Medford, Massachusetts, on April 22, 2025.
Governance

Does Pandemic Preparedness Depend on Confronting the Chronic Disease Crisis?

by Thomas J. Bollyky, Joseph L. Dieleman, AJ Mitchell, Chloe Searchinger, Elena Every
A line chart titled “Health Risks in LMICs” shows how the leading risk factors for disease burden change in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) from 1990 to 2023. In 1990, malnutrition ranks highest, followed by unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), household air pollution, high blood pressure, dietary risks, tobacco, and high body-mass index. Over time, noncommunicable disease risks rise. By 2023, high blood pressure and dietary risks are the top contributors, while malnutrition and household air pollution decline in rank. Tobacco and high body-mass index increase modestly, and unsafe WASH drops to the lowest rank. The chart highlights a shift from communicable and environmental risks toward chronic disease risks in LMICs.
Governance

Tobacco Control in Indonesia Hits Another Roadblock

by Miriam Bahagijo
Tobacco Control in Indonesia Hits Another Roadblock
Trade

How Big Industry Undermines Mexico's Food and Tobacco Policy

by Eric Crosbie
A woman smokes a cigarette next a food stall, before the Mexican government's regulation of the general law for tobacco control, in Monterrey, Mexico, on January 14, 2023.
Governance

Using Health Taxes to Promote Public Good

by Mary-Ann Etiebet
A man selling packets of cigarettes walks through a street, in the old district of Kano, Nigeria, on August 24, 2017.
Governance

Where Iran and Israel Align: Youth Tobacco Use

by Julia Yarkoni, Mohammad Saeed Gharaati Jahromi
Where Iran and Israel Align: Youth Tobacco Use
Gender

A Gender Levy for Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Health-Harming Products

by Kent Buse, Jeni Klugman, Elhadj As Sy
A Gender Levy for Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Health-Harming Products
Governance

Advancing Global Tobacco Control as New Challenges Arise

by Sungkyu Lee
Advancing Global Tobacco Control as New Challenges Arise
Governance

Big Tobacco Is Being Held More Accountable Around the World

by Benoît Gomis
Big Tobacco Is Being Held More Accountable Around the World