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To gin up opposition to the proposed menthol ban, tobacco companies are turning to gas station ads

17.11.2022

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — At the Gateway mini mart here, you can buy menthol-flavored hemp cigarettes, an impressive 1-pound bag of pipe tobacco, or a Dragon Ball Z-themed bong — or, …

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Health

FDA formally warns companies behind Family Guy vapes, other illegal products marketed at kids

16.11.2022

WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration is formally warning multiple companies they must stop selling vapes and other products marketed to young people, including two that STAT highlighted in …

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First Opinion

Opinion: Californians: To keep kids healthy, oppose sales of flavored nicotine products

07.11.2022

Californians have an opportunity on Tuesday to protect the health of their children by voting yes on Proposition 31, which would be a vote to prohibit the sale of nearly …

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Health

Youth vaping rates appear to be dropping, but regulators and advocates aren’t satisfied

06.10.2022

WASHINGTON — A new survey from the CDC and the FDA suggests that youth vaping rates appear to be dropping, compared to pre-pandemic levels. Just over 9% of middle and …

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Health

The U.S. is terrible at keeping businesses from worsening public health, experts say

06.10.2022

WASHINGTON — Here in the U.S., it’s “in” to study the social determinants of health. There are programs at Columbia and Emory dedicated to the field. Papers on the topic …

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Juul exec slams FDA over its approach to regulating vaping

29.09.2022

WASHINGTON — A Juul executive fiercely criticized the Food and Drug Administration’s approach toward regulating vaping companies during a tobacco industry conference Thursday. Joe Murillo, the company’s chief regulatory officer, …

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Coronavirus

It’s not looking good for Covid and monkeypox funding, problems ahead for PrEP, & the not-so-historic Juul settlement

08.09.2022

You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox. Republicans pan White …

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Health

Juul to pay nearly $440M to settle states’ teen vaping probe

06.09.2022

HARTFORD, Conn. — Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping …

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Coronavirus

Covid budget crunch looms over government funding fight

08.03.2022

You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox. Hello, D.C. Diagnosis …

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