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On 18 September, Amsterdam hosted the Dutch Implementation Science Symposium 2026, bringing together researchers and professionals from a range of disciplines to discuss current challenges in implementation science. Under the theme “Implementation Science for All: Towards Equitable and Adaptive Practice”, the symposium focused on how evidence-based interventions can be adapted and integrated across diverse settings

Exposure to second-hand smoke remains a major global public health concern. A new study published in The Lancet Public Health as part of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 study estimates that second-hand smoke exposure was responsible for 1.66 million deaths and 44.8 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) among non-smokers in 2023. Led by

The use of e-cigarettes among young people in the European Union has doubled over the past decade, while waterpipe use has fallen to less than half its previous level. These are among the main findings of a study co-led by the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) at the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) and recently published

Dr. Cristina Martinez and Dr. Olena Tigova researchers at the Tobacco Control Unit (TCU) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), once again took part as lecturers in the course Introduction to Implementation Science, organised by the School of Public Health of Mexico as part of its Public Health and Epidemiology Continuing Education Programme (PASPE).

Les persones fumadores tenen un risc 2,7 vegades superior de desenvolupar càncer d’esòfag que les persones que no han fumat mai, segons un estudi coliderat per la Unitat de Control del Tabac (UCT) de l’Institut Català d’Oncologia i publicat a la revista European Journal of Public Health. La investigació, basada en més de 125.000 casos,

En els darrers anys, la conscienciació social sobre la necessitat de protegir la població dels efectes nocius del fum ambiental del tabac, juntament amb la imminent modificació de la llei del tabac, que preveu l’ampliació dels espais lliures de fum, ha impulsat diversos ajuntaments catalans a adoptar normatives de «platges sense fum». Però fins a

The Spanish Council of Ministers has approved the new Tobacco Control Bill, a legislative update that expands smoke-free environments, strengthens the protection of children and adolescents, and adapts regulations to new tobacco-related products. The bill will now be submitted to Parliament for debate and approval. The reform is part of Spain’s 2024-2027 Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention