Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis. Modifiable
risk factors including cigarette smoking, dyslipidemia, diabetes, poor diet quality, obesity …

In barely nine months, the pandemic known as COVID‐19 has spread over 200 countries,
affecting more than 22 million people and causing over than 786 000 deaths. Elderly people …

Smoking is the number one risk factor for cancer mortality but only 15–20% of heavy
smokers develop lung cancer. It would, therefore, be of great benefit to identify those at high …

Background Current treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) often does not achieve
full remission of symptoms. Therefore, new forms of treatment and/or adjunct therapy are …

Smoking, inflammation and depression commonly co-occur and may be mechanistically
linked. However, key questions remain around the direction of association and the influence …

Comorbidities in spondyloarthritis (SpA) add to the burden of disease by contributing to
disease activity, functional and work disability, and mortality. Thus, awareness of …

Importance Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death globally; non–
small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 85% of all lung cancer cases, and cigarette …

Background Although Black adults are more likely to die from coronary heart disease (CHD)
compared with White adults, few studies have examined the relationship between cigarette …

Mental health modulates the risk of common chronic conditions. Although inflammation is
thought to partly explain this link, its relation with mental health is still unclear and largely …

Background: Former smokers who currently use e-cigarettes have lower concentrations of
biomarkers of tobacco toxicant exposure than current smokers. It is unclear whether tobacco …