Let's talk e-cigarettes, January 2026

What this episode covers

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce and Nicola Lindson discuss emerging evidence in e-cigarette research and discuss the living systematic review process. Associate Professor Jamie Hartmann-Boyce and Associate Professor Nicola Lindson discuss the new evidence in e-cigarette research outline. Nicola and Jamie describe what a living review is and discuss the steps involved in carrying out a living systematic review, from screening and extraction to data analysis and dissemination. They outline how the methods differ from traditional systematic reviews. They highlight the value of the living review process for the fast-moving topic of vape research. This approach means that the author team are constantly up-to-date with the literature and able to input into policy and to respond to press or research queries. They share they full details of the monthly searches, to access the spreadsheet click on 'monthly search finding' near the top of the project webpage (https://www.cebm.ox.ac.uk/research/electronic-cigarettes-for-smoking-cessation-cochrane-living-systematic-review-1). This podcast is a companion to the electronic cigarettes Cochrane living systematic review and Interventions for quitting vaping review and shares the evidence from the monthly searches. Our searches for the EC for smoking cessation review carried out on 1st December 2025 found 3 linked reports (10.3310/GJLD2428; 10.1093/ntr/ntaf250; Efthimiou 2025, Swiss Medical Weekly 2025;155(Supplement 285):111s). The search on 1st January found 1 new ongoing study (NCT07274475) and 5 linked reports (10.1037/pha0000814; 10.3390/ijerph22121819; 10.1093/ntr/ntaf240; 10.1007/s00213-025-06868-x; 10.1111/jsr.14291). Our search for our interventions for quitting vaping review carried out 1st December 2025 found: 2 new ongoing (ChiCTR2500111503; NCT07223879) and 2 linked (10.1080/14656566.2025.2594050; 10.1186/s13011-025-00679-10. The search on 1st January 2026 found 1 new ongoing (NCT06644664) and 2 linked (10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.47799; 10.1093/pch/pxaf116.058). For further details see our webpage under 'Monthly search findings': https://www.cebm.ox.ac.uk/research/electronic-cigarettes-for-smoking-cessation-cochrane-living-systematic-review-1 For more information on the full Cochrane review of E-cigarettes for smoking cessation updated in January 2025 see: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010216.pub10/full For more information on the full Cochrane review of Interventions for quitting vaping published in January 2025 see: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD016058.pub3/full This podcast is supported by Cancer Research UK.

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