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8.7 Morbidity and mortality caused by smoking among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
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Relevant news and research: Morbidity and mortality caused by smoking among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Mettias, A., Yamamoto, H., Toma, N., Kao, M., DuGas, D., Liow, K. K. and Carrazana, E. (2026). A triple burden in native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander patients with epilepsy: The cardiometabolic risks of obesity, diabetes, smoking, and their association with seizure control. Epilepsy Res, 107811. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42068782


Shultana, R., Sultana, H., Rahman, F., Rahman, M. M., Haque, M., Sultana, N., Aziz, M. A. B., Southa Mourin, U., Shohid, S., Chowdhury, A., Disha, A. N., Shazu, S. and Alam, M. R. (2026). Association between dietary pattern, tobacco use and dental health status among indigenous adults in Bandarban, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Public Health, 2, e004820. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42158540


Chondur, R., Zhao, Y., Unnikrishnan, R., Wright, A., Burgess, P. and Lamba, G. (2026). Tobacco Smoking-Attributable Burden of Disease in the Adult Northern Territory Population, 2014-18. Aust J Rural Health, 2, e70155. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41876971


Niznik, T., Reese, J. A., Deen, J. F., Ali, T., Fretts, A. M., Umans, J. G., Zhang, Y. and Graffeo, C. S. (2026). Stroke Incidence and Smoking in American Indians: An Update from the Strong Heart Study. J Clin Med, 2. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41598372


Sathia, A., Ghadge, V., Rana, R., Parpani, Y., Bhirud, D. and Raut, V. (2025). The Correlation Between Smoking and Severity of COVID-19 Infection in Tribal Populations: A Single-Center Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study. Cureus, 12, e99093. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41531607


Xiong, R. and Chen, L. (2025). Smoking Cessation and Gout Risk in Indigenous Populations: A Call for Causal Inference and Multiethnic Mendelian Randomization. J Rheumatol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41033822


Earlier news and research

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