A newly discovered brain circuit may explain why women tend to become hooked on nicotine more quickly than men. Smoking remains a leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, ...

Ask most American women to name the disease that scares them most, and they’ll answer without hesitation: “Breast cancer.” But while breast cancer maintains a deadly toll, the nation’s female ...

Smoking stands as one of the foremost causes of preventable death worldwide, casting a long shadow over the health of women.

A new study challenges long-held beliefs about the causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), revealing that women are significantly more at risk for the condition than men—even though ...