Let’s learn from our neighbors from the North as we get the menthol flavor out of cigarettes

Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on linkedin
Share on email
Share on print

In the trenches on the medicine wards and smoking cessation clinics at Parkland Hospital  and UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center, I see firsthand the increased prevalence of smoking in the Black population, their frequent use of menthol, and the ravaging toll it takes on their health.

To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.

If your institution has a site license, log in with IP-login or register for a sponsored account.*
*Not all site licenses are enrolled in sponsored accounts.

Login Subscribe
David Balis, MD
Director, Smoking Cessation Clinics, Parkland Hospital, UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center; Professor, General Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern
Table of Contents

YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN

FDA has been taking a look at psychedelics as a potential treatment for psychiatric and substance abuse disorders, recently publishing a final guidance for drug sponsors conducting clinical trials of psychedelics, including psilocybin, LSD, and MDMA. 
FDA approved Revtorpyk (gedatolisib) for the treatment of patients with hormone receptor positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer without a PIK3CA mutation detected following progression on or after treatment with at least one line of endocrine therapy in the metastatic setting. Revtorpyk is the only inhibitor of class I PI3K isoforms (α, β, δ, γ) and mTOR complexes mTORC1 and mTORC2 to receive FDA approval.
David Balis, MD
Director, Smoking Cessation Clinics, Parkland Hospital, UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center; Professor, General Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern

Never miss an issue!

Get alerts for our award-winning coverage in your inbox.

Login