Korean women with heart disease showed higher awareness and treatment of major risk factors, but lower control rates, pointing to the need for sex-specific strategies to close the gap, according to a study being presented at ACC Asia 2026 Together with KSC Spring Conference taking place in Gyeongju, South Korea, on April 17-18.

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A central debate in tobacco policy is whether taxing e-cigarettes might unintentionally drive vapers back to traditional cigarettes, which are linked to increased risk for many cancers, heart/blood vessel and lung diseases.

A new study found that higher (pre-tax) base prices and higher taxes both reduced e-cigarette use, measured by product units purchased and the amount of nicotine consumed.

The study did not find statistically significant evidence that raising e-cigarette prices led to greater cigarette consumption among the general adult e-cigarette-using sample.

Tobacco researchers say that given the complex e-cigarette marketplace with different product types, a one-size-fits-all tax may not be sufficient. Policymakers could consider tiered tax designs to achieve specific public health goals.

New research published in journals of the American Meteorological Society suggests that hurricane trends may become less predictable, discusses the limits of machine-learning weather forecasts, outlines a new process for calculating heat index, and more.

The special education workforce has faced a crisis of attracting and retaining qualified educators in recent years. A new volume takes an approach linking recruitment, education, support and leadership to produce and keep quality teachers. The book calls for a whole systems approach, not the temporary fixes that have been widely attempted in recent years to ensure quality education for some of the nation's most vulnerable student populations.