Grace Kong & Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin Constant innovations in the design, formulation, and marketing of tobacco products have resulted in novel products with high appeal among youth. In the USA, this has raised regulatory challenges for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). For instance, the introduction of pod-based e-cigarette devices like JUUL led to huge increases […]
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As we reflect on COVID-19’s toll, the US must also act on the tobacco pandemic
John Maa and Jeff Wigand On February 22, 2021, the United States paused to honor the tragic milestone of 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, just one year and 16 days after the first fatality was recorded in California. The peak of 5,427 new US deaths reported on Feb 12, 2021 exceeded the 4,414 Allied deaths at Normandy […]