NEW YORK – On his Brooklyn stoop, Marcel Bichotte could hold notes on his saxophone for what felt like hours. Bichotte was an accomplished musician with the big-band group Super Jazz des Jeunes, or ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The FDA's proposal to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars is being applauded by advocates and doctors, who believe the step could help continue a trend of decreased smoking ...

The long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes may not be announced by the end of the year, but pushed to 2024, according to officials from two national public health groups working to remove the products ...

The company was accused of marketing its products to teenagers, causing a surge in use. By Christina Jewett The elimination of a key C.D.C. office has slashed funding to states for help lines used by ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In December, the Biden administration announced it will delay its decision to ban menthol in cigarettes. The ban, which has been ...

Antismoking groups have been pressuring Joe Biden for years to ban menthol cigarettes. They made significant progress at one point: In April 2022, the Food and Drug Administration proposed a rule that ...

In a large, nationwide study led by the American Cancer Society (ACS), researchers found mortality risks for smoking menthol cigarettes were higher than non-menthol cigarettes for death from any cause ...

White House officials will take more time to review a sweeping plan from U.S. health regulators to ban menthol cigarettes, an unexpected delay that anti-tobacco groups fear could scuttle the ...