Kiran Sidhu

    Kiran is a tobacco harm reduction fellow for Filter. She is a writer and journalist who has written for publications including the Guardian, the Telegraph, I Paper and the Times, among many others. Her book, I Can Hear the Cuckoo, was published by Gaia in 2023. She lives in Wales.

    Kiran’s fellowship was previously supported by an independently administered tobacco harm reduction scholarship from Knowledge-Action-Change—an organization that has separately provided restricted grants and donations to Filter.

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    Who’s Missing From the Tobacco Harm Reduction Conversation?

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    EU Health Commissioner Under Fire for Spouting Vape Misinformation

    Misinformation about tobacco harm reduction, though sadly rife, is especially damaging when it comes ...

    A Health Philosopher’s Views on Tobacco Harm Reduction

    The tobacco harm reduction (THR) debate encompasses many challenging ethical questions—from the respective roles ...

    The UK’s Impending Disposable Vapes Ban Looks Unenforceable

    The United Kingdom is heading for an explosion in the illicit vapes market when ...

    Family Tragedy Spurs One Man’s Drive to Cut Smoking in South Africa

    Kurt Yeo is the co-founder of Vaping Saved My Life (VSML), a South African ...