Michelle Andrews is a correspondent, Kaiser Health News.

Why can e-cigarettes advertise on TV?

Health Policy
September 1, 2019

Why does e-cigarette maker Juul advertise its product on TV when cigarette ads are banned? The short answer: Because it can.

For nearly 50 years, cigarette advertising has been banned from TV and radio. But electronic cigarettes — those battery-operated devices that often resemble oversized USB flash drives with flavored nicotine “pods” that clip in on the end — aren’t addressed in the law.

Since launching its product in …

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Why can e-cigarettes advertise on TV?

Your plumber offers a money-back guarantee. Should your doctor?

Health Policy
December 18, 2017

Linda Radach has had six hip replacement operations since 2006, three on each side. Osteoarthritis was the reason she needed surgery in the first place, but replacing her hips in some ways only worsened her troubles.

Following two of the procedures, the implanted metal socket didn’t integrate with the bone of her own hip socket and was loose, causing excruciating pain. Most recently, the titanium metal ball in her hip corroded.

The …

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Your plumber offers a money-back guarantee. Should your doctor?