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Aging
Chen Guozhi, 85, and his wife Chen Suzhen, 82, pose during a photo shoot to recreate wedding photos for elderly couples, who have been married for more than 50 years, Tianjin, China, August 16, 2018

Growing Old in China in the Age of Abundance

by Wang Feng

A rapidly aging population has witnessed China's ascension to economic security, due in part to better health

Governance
Julian Melcer (only his lower body can be seen) holds a plastic bag filled with cigarette butts he collected from the shore of the Mediterranean Sea at a beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 20, 2021.

Big Tobacco's Big Gains During COVID-19

by Mary Assunta

For the tobacco industry, the pandemic has been a golden opportunity to build influence globally

A spectator smokes a cigarette as she waits for the start of the Dubai World Cup racehorse at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on March 29, 2014. REUTERS/Caren Firouz
Gender

How Tobacco Advertising Woos Women

by Gabriela Gil, Luisa S. Flor, Emmanuela Gakidou

The myth of "You've come a long way, baby" and other ploys to lure female smokers

A man looks from the window of his home as he smokes a cigarette amid the coronavirus pandemic in Alexandria, Egypt on December 3, 2020.
Governance

Unknowing Victims

by Chukwuma Okereke, Louisa Johnson, Luisa S. Flor

The risk of secondhand smoke exposure during COVID lockdowns

DOCUMENT DATE: April 01, 2020 A woman exhales after vaping in Times Square, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in New York City, U.S., March 31, 2020.
Governance

E-Cigarettes and the U.S. Menthol Ban: A Missed Opportunity to Protect Youth

by Louisa Johnson, Luisa S. Flor, Emmanuela Gakidou

The FDA's recent promise to ban menthol-flavored tobacco needs to go further, nixing flavors in all tobacco products

Discarded cigarette butts are seen beneath a sidewalk grating in Manhattan in New York City, May 8, 2017.
Governance

Controlling Tobacco Use in the United States

by Mary Brophy Marcus, Caroline Kantis

The United States' menthol ban puts it on a shortlist of countries prohibiting flavored tobacco

A man smokes a cigarette next to a mural of a man wearing a protective mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 30, 2020. The photo shows a man wearing a mask pulled down around his chin smoking. Next to him is a mural of a worried-looking man in a mask. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Food

COVID-19 Shows Us It's Time to Tackle Obesity and Overweight

by Katherine Leach-Kemon, Christopher Troeger, Theo Vos

Lessons and cautionary tales from the anti-smoking movement show us a way to move forward

Cigarette butts are seen in front of exhibited skulls during the Day of Skulls celebrations in La Paz, Bolivia November 8, 2019. The photo shows two human skulls laid out with flowers in a ceremonial way with a number of burned cigarettes in the foreground. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Governance

COVID-19 and Tobacco: Unmasking the Smoke Screen

by José Luis Castro, Dina Mired 

World No Tobacco Day 2020 exposes the false dichotomy between public health and the economy when it comes to Big Tobacco

A man is seen in silhouette as he smokes a cigarette at his shop in Peshawar, Pakistan May 28, 2019. The image shows a dark silhouette of a man in profile smoking and filling the air around him with smoke. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
Trade

Smoke and Mirrors in Bangladesh

by Bungon Ritthiphakdee

Three lessons we can learn from Bangladesh about tobacco industry influence and corruption