Dr. Katrin Schaller In Germany, the heated tobacco product (HTP) ‘Iqos’ from Philip Morris has been available since 2017 and ‘Glo’ from British American Tobacco since 2020. In May 2024, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) became the third tobacco company to launch its HTP ‘Ploom’ in Germany. When it was launched, Ploom was available online throughout […]
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Professor Mike Daube: 50 Years of Service to Public Health
Thomas J. Kehoe and colleagues* *Other contributors listed at end of the article. August 2024 marks 40 years since Professor Mike Daube AO started work in the Western Australia Department of Health, in Australia. It is an opportune time to acknowledge his continuing and tireless contribution to international tobacco control over more than 50 years. […]