U.N. Health Goals Weakened by Industry Pressure, Experts Say

Public health advocates complained that the final recommendations on combating chronic illness removed calls for taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sweetened drinks.

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Former F.D.A. Chief Backs Kennedy’s War on Ultraprocessed Food

Dr. David A. Kessler has outlined a legal path for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the food industry, while testing President Trump’s willingness to do so.

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Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers. Scientists Want to Know Why.

The face of lung cancer — once older men with a history of smoking — has changed.

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F.D.A. Approves Juul Vapes After Yearslong Delay

The company was accused of marketing its products to teenagers, causing a surge in use.

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What Is a ‘Fridge Cigarette’? A New Term for Diet Coke Gains Traction.

The click of the can, the sound of the bubbles: The internet is reframing the humble soda as an indulgent escape.

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The Small Tweaks That Republicans Slipped Into the Domestic Policy Bill

In their fiscal package, Republicans have slipped in a hodgepodge of tweaks that are, at times, only tangentially related to the rest of the bill.

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Is There Really a Chronic Disease Epidemic? It’s Complicated.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to return the nation to a time when he believes Americans were healthier. Not so fast, many researchers say.

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Trump Budget Cuts Hobble Antismoking Programs

The elimination of a key C.D.C. office has slashed funding to states for help lines used by thousands to stop smoking and vaping.

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Want to Smoke Outdoors in Milan? Better Be Far From Other People.

Milan is the first major Italian city to place strong restrictions on where people can smoke outside. Cue the discontent.

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Want to Smoke Outdoors in Milan? Better Be Far From Other People.

Milan is the first major Italian city to place strong restrictions on where people can smoke outside. Cue the discontent.

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