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Biden administration officials have many regulations they'd like to finalize before the end of the president's term, but it's unclear whether a proposed rule banning menthol cigarettes is among them.

NEW YORK – On his Brooklyn stoop, Marcel Bichotte could hold notes on his saxophone for what felt like hours. Bichotte was an accomplished musician with the big-band group Super Jazz des Jeunes, or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...