New research shows smoking just 2-5 cigarettes daily increases heart failure risk by 50% and mortality by 60%. Even decades after quitting, cardiovascular risks remain elevated compared to never-smokers. โ Photo: Fabiana Zambrano / Pexels
MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accrรฉditation Sans Frontiรจres (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016โ2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
