Smokers who needed a hip or knee replacement experienced better surgical outcomes and fewer adverse events including hospital readmissions, surgical site infections and blood clots if they were ...

OhioHealth Marion General Hospital is offering smoking cessation classes. The program is designed to give patients the tools to quit and commit to a healthier lifestyle. Participants will learn a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus Public Health program is helping mothers across central Ohio get healthy for themselves and their babies. The most recent data from Columbus’ infant mortality rate ...

For the first time, the World Health Organization has released a set of guidelines to help the 750 million tobacco users across the globe who want to break the habit. The recommendations urge health ...

Dear Savvy Senior, Does Medicare offer any coverage that helps beneficiaries quit smoking? — New Beneficiary Dear New, If you’re ready to quit smoking, Medicare can indeed help! Medicare Part B covers ...

URBANA — A free six-week series of smoking cessation classes is starting this month with Mercy Health REACH Services, a spokesperson from Mercy Health said. The classes are made for people ready to ...

Redwood, California-based Carrot has released new trial data supporting the performance of its digital smoking cessation program. Conducted by the company and published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN) — For those looking to quit smoking, Mercy Health is offering classes to make a change. Mercy Health REACH Services is holding a free, six-week series of smoking cessation ...

The daunting challenge of quitting smoking just became a lot harder. On April 1, the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health was eliminated in cuts ordered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

BOLIVAR, Mo. — In the United States, smoking is the number one leading cause of preventable deaths, with over 480-thousand deaths a year. Stephens Pharmacy in Bolivar is preparing to launch a smoking ...