Hookah smoking is often regarded as a social affair, fostering a sense of camaraderie among participants. However, beneath the veil of this communal pastime lies a realm of potential health risks that ...

Karnataka government has banned hookah to protect public health and safety. Hookah smoking can have adverse effects on cardiovascular health, including increased heart rate and elevated blood pressure ...

Behind the fragrant smoke and social atmosphere of hookah lounges lies a growing public health concern that medical experts increasingly warn about. As hookah bars multiply across urban centers and ...

The hookah, also known as the shisha, narghileh, or water pipe, dates back centuries in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, but its popularity has only recently begun to take hold in the ...

It’s a tobacco smoking style with many names: hookah, shisha, narghile, goza, and hubble-bubble, to name a few. Invented in India in the 15th century, water-pipe smoking has long been popular in the ...

When Rachel Micheaux invited her three friends over to her apartment last month for a girls’ night, she never would have predicted that hours later they would end up in the hospital with carbon ...

Shisha Town, a hookah shop, on March 26, 2017, in Sterling Heights, Michigan. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images) LOS ANGELES — In 2019, local business owners began gathering ...

Castor Avenue cuts through the middle of lower Northeast Philadelphia. It’s a broad, busy corridor lined with small businesses reflective of the changing demographics of some of the city’s most ...

While often portrayed as safe alternatives to traditional cigarettes, both vaping and hookah smoking carry significant health risks—and are far from safe. Clever marketing strategies and ...

Where We Are is a visual column about young people coming of age and the spaces where they create community. Coming of age is marked by a series of firsts. Your first kiss. Your first job. Your first ...