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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law new protections for renters who have trouble paying the bills because of the coronavirus pandemic. July also marks…

Research at the University of Rochester Medical Center has found evidence of why COVID-19 is worse for people who smoke and vape than for the rest of the…

The good news is that New York State is tied for first in five-year life expectancy for someone diagnosed with lung cancer. The bad news is that the top…

New York has now raised the minimum age to buy tobacco and electronic cigarettes to 21 years old, from 18. The law goes into effect Wednesday. Gov. Andrew…

Feelings of anger and abandonment rang out across the auditorium of the Buffalo Museum of Science Tuesday evening, as representatives the New York State…

The vaping industry is putting pressure on New York State to quit its effort to ban the sale of flavored products. A ban approved by the Health…

As an outbreak of severe lung disease and deaths among users of electronic cigarettes continues to spread to new patients and states, many may be…

In what apparently is first-of-its-kind research, scientists say air pollution can be the equivalent of smoking a pack of cigarettes - and if you already…

New York is the latest state to raise its smoking age from 18 to 21 in an effort to discourage teens from getting hooked. The change was signed into law…

For decades, there has been massive advertising of menthol cigarettes, heavily in African American communities. That has been researched often. What is…