Post-COVID lungs look FAR worse than ‘any type of terrible smoker’s lungs,’ surgeon says

A trauma surgeon says lungs of recovered COVID-19 patients look far worse than even those of smokers. Dr Brittany Bankhead-Kendall, an assistant professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, has been treating thousand of people ill with the disease since the pandemic exploded in March. She said X-rays of smokers’ lungs are a bit … Read more

Health: Young people who vape are three times as likely to become daily cigarette smokers

Taking up vaping increases the likelihood that young people will end up smoking traditional cigarettes daily by three fold, a study has warned.  US researchers studied data on the evolving tobacco product use more than 49,000 young people aged between 12–24 over four years. The team found that — among those who experimented with tobacco … Read more

Smokers who have ONE cigarette a day can be ‘addicted to nicotine’

Light smokers who have just ONE cigarette a day can be ‘addicted to nicotine’, study claims US experts studied data on 6,700 smokers assessed for tobacco use disorder Two-thirds of those who only smoked 1–4 times a day were addicted, they found However, severer addictions were more common among more regular smokers The findings stress the … Read more

Health: Light smokers who have just ONE cigarette a day can be ‘addicted to nicotine’, study claims

Even people who only light up as little as once a day — and think of themselves as casual smokers — can be addicted to nicotine and in need of treatment, a study said. US experts studied more than 6,700 smokers who had been assessed for addiction — finding that two-thirds of those who smoked … Read more

MORE evidence smokers are at less risk of Covid-19: 23% less likely to catch the virus

Smokers are less likely to be diagnosed with Covid-19 compared to those who have never touched a cigarette, another study has claimed.  An array of research carried out since the pandemic began has shown smokers are at lower risk of getting the coronavirus.   Now researchers in Mexico have added more weight to the evidence, which … Read more

More evidence smokers are at less risk of Covid-19: Adults are half as likely to test positive 

Smokers are less likely to test positive for the coronavirus, according to research that offers yet more evidence that the habit may be protective.  Since the crisis spiralled out of control, researchers have seen unusually low rates of smokers with Covid-19 in hospitals – suggesting they rarely get severely ill. Now, for what is believed … Read more

Researchers uncover MORE evidence that smokers may be protected from the deadly coronavirus

Researchers have uncovered more evidence that smokers could be protected from the deadly coronavirus. Fewer than five per cent of 441 COVID-19 patients who needed to be admitted to an Italian hospital were smokers. The scientists described it as a ‘very low’ number, given that a quarter of the general population are known to be … Read more

Smokers and people with COPD are TWICE as likely to suffer severe complications from COVID-19

Current smokers and those with a type of lung disease are at an increased risk of suffering severe complications and dying from coronavirus, new research suggests. Over the past several months, numerous controversial studies have claimed that cigarettes may be protective, potentially due to nicotine. But researchers from University College London in the UK found … Read more