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FDA Authorizes First E-Cigarette Products; Ongoing Surveillance of Youth Initiation and Long-Term Health Impact Critical

October 12, 2021
National

The Food and Drug Administration announced this afternoon it has issued marketing orders for the first e-cigarette products authorized by the agency.

Patient and Caregiver Groups Press Congress to Preserve Paid Family and Medical Leave in Reconciliation Package

October 12, 2021
National

More than 20 patient and health care groups sent a letter to Congressional leadership and the Administration today making clear the need to preserve the nation’s first-ever paid family and medical leave program as part of forthcoming reconciliation legislation.

American Cancer Society and ACS CAN Statement on Retirement of National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins

October 5, 2021
National

Dr. Karen E. Knudsen, CEO of the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) issued the following statement in response to the announced retirement of the National Institutes of Health Director, Dr. Francis Collins.

New Study Shows Flavors to Blame in Nation’s Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic

September 30, 2021
National

WASHINGTON, D.C. —According to a study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, more than two million middle and high school students report using e-cigarettes in 2021, 85% of whom say they use flavored e-cigarette products. The study, based on

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70% decrease

in the high school cigarette smoking rate since 1997

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26% 

decline in cancer death rates from 1991-2015 

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18 million 

people benefited from expanded access to health insurance