The global hookah tobacco market was valued at USD 421.22 million in 2023. It's expected reach to USD 697.11 million by 2031, according to Skyquest. Despite these numbers, there are rarely any ...

Baltimore has a new rule that bans all forms of smoking -- including cigarettes, cigars, vaping and hookahs --in ...

For years, many people have been convinced that smoking tobacco in a hookah is less harmful than cigarettes because the tobacco is filtered through water. It's risen in popularity among young people, ...

A study found summer food insufficiency rose 4 percentage points among low-income households with children, while first-year Summer EBT participation was low and showed no measurable effect. Federal ...

In direct contradiction to marketing efforts claiming that hookah (water pipe) smoking is less hazardous to health than cigarettes, a new UCLA study published in the American Journal of Cardiology ...

"Cigarette smoking is a health hazard," correction, "Smoking is a health hazard altogether!" A glass-bottomed water pipe, some fruit flavored tobacco and roasted charcoal, shisha is so relaxing and so ...

Hookah bars can be found in every major U.S. city and many small and medium-sized towns across the nation. At hookah bars, guests relax and socialize while smoking shisha, a tobacco product available ...

In recent decades, smoking tobacco through a water pipe, or hookah, has gained popularity worldwide, including in the U.S. – especially among young adults. Research finds that around 1 in 5 college ...

The hookah tobacco market reached $ 824.8 million USD in 2021 and is expected to reach more than $1.3 billion by 2025 per recent data. A large part of its consumer base is made up of people of color, ...

Editor’s Note: Dr. Chethan Sathya is a surgical resident at the University of Toronto and a fellow in global journalism at the Munk School of Global Affairs. Follow him on twitter @drchethansathya.

There’s a block in New York City’s Nomad neighborhood that, for me, serves as a portal to other places and times. Sometimes I’m transported to a Boston apartment I inhabited in my 20s; on other ...