Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
The UN’s NCD Strategy Demonizes Nicotine And Misses the Mark
Later this month, world leaders will gather in New York to adopt the United Nations’ latest political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Framed as...
From Tobacco Harm Reduction Leader to Laggard? The UK’s Legacy at...
The UK has long been recognised as a global leader in tobacco harm reduction, with a record of success that few other countries can...
The WHO’s Tobacco Control Conference is Once More Silencing the Very...
As it draws closer, the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is once again facing mounting criticism ahead of its...
The Tax Trap: Why the EU is Setting Itself for Failure
Eighty-three leading public health specialists have sounded the alarm over the European Commission’s proposed revision of the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED), warning that the...
So How is the UK’s Disposable Vapes’ Ban Panning Out? As...
Three months into the UK’s nationwide ban on disposable vapes, cracks are already showing in the policy’s foundations. Far from easing environmental pressures or...
The Deadliest Disinformation in Tobacco Control: Nicotine Equals Cancer
In the United States, cigarette smoking remains the single largest cause of preventable death, claiming nearly half a million lives each year. Yet efforts...
More Data in Favour of Nicotine Pouches, Yet More Measures Against
The debate over nicotine pouches keeps intensifying on both sides of the Atlantic, exposing the widening divide between harm reduction and prohibition in tobacco...
The Missteps of Ignoring Harm Reduction in Pregnancy – When Stakes...
Merseyside and Cheshire NHS services have recently introduced sweeping restrictions on publicly funded in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Among the new rules is one that...
