Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Menthol cigarettes sit on a table in Los Angeles on April 28, 2022. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving forward ...

Fretting political backlash from Black voters in November, President Joe Biden has indefinitely delayed the Food and Drug Administration’s recommended ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes. Biden fails ...

The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce a proposed rule this week to ban menthol from cigarettes, as well as to ban flavored cigars. It’s a step that public health officials say is ...

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Health advocates and activists plan to intensify their push for a ban on menthol cigarettes this week, ratcheting up pressure on the White House ahead of what they say is a critical deadline.

Half a century ago, faced with broadcast advertising bans stemming from overwhelming evidence of the harms of smoking, the tobacco industry used menthol cigarettes to secure new markets among Black ...

The Center for Black Health and Equity, a nationally recognized public health organization focused on issues affecting African American populations, renewed its call to action following “No Menthol ...

Health experts are concerned about a growing industry of heated tobacco products. Pulmonologist Laeeq Shamsuddin has listened to lungs damaged from tobacco and nicotine for years. "You have what we ...

The FDA’s goal to ban menthol cigarettes is a fine one that many of us hopes will succeed. Smokers may know their product is addictive, but be unaware of other detrimental effects in them. Menthol can ...

Take a deep breath, America. We’ve made serious progress against cigarette smoking. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 23% of adults were smokers in 2000. By 2020, the ...