The Tobacco Control Centre at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has warned smoking is closely linked to lung infections.

Smokers are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than non-smokers, according to Dr Ahmad al-Mulla, head of Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Tobacco Control Centre.

The Tobacco Control Centre of the Hamad Medical Corporation on Monday warned about the link between smoking and heart disease and urged smokers to take advantage of smoking session services.

Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Tobacco Control Centre, a designated World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre, participated in a virtual meeting organised by WHO on Monday.

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has stressed that staff at its Tobacco Control Centre have continued to offer support and treatment services to tobacco-dependent patients ...