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Sep 27, 2019

THC-Containing Products May Play a Big Role in Vaping-Related Lung Illnesses, Officials Say

After weeks of searching for the cause of a mysterious outbreak of vaping-related lung illnesses across the U.S., health officials now say that THC-containing products may play an important role in these illnesses. Today (Sept. 27), officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new report...

Oct 2, 2019

Toxic Chemical Fumes May Be Causing Mysterious Vaping Illnesses

As the mysterious outbreak of vaping-related illnesses in the U.S. continues to grow, a new study sheds more light on what could be making people sick. The study, published today (Oct. 2) in The New England Journal of Medicine, concluded that these illnesses are most likely due to toxic chemical...

Oct 3, 2019

Vaping Outbreak Surpasses 1,000 Cases. And It's Not Slowing Down.

The number of vaping-related illnesses has reached a staggering 1,080 cases, with 18 confirmed deaths, according to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). What's more, it doesn't look like the outbreak has peaked or is in any way slowing down, Dr. Anne Schuchat, the...

Oct 9, 2019

NY Teenager Dies from Vaping-Related Lung Illness, Becoming Outbreak's Youngest Victim

A New York teenager who died from a vaping-related lung illness appears to be the youngest victim in an outbreak that has sickened more than 1,000 people, according to news reports. The 17-year-old, who lived in the Bronx, was hospitalized twice last month with a vaping-related lung illness, according to...

Oct 10, 2019

Vaping Outbreak Death Toll Climbs to More Than 2 Dozen

More than two dozen people have died in connection with an outbreak of vaping-related lung illnesses across the U.S. Today (Oct. 10), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the outbreak's death toll has climbed to 26, up from 18 deaths reported last week. The recent deaths...

Oct 15, 2019

Why Are Healthy People Dying From Vaping?

The mysterious vaping outbreak in the U.S. has led to nearly 1,300 lung injuries and 26 deaths as of last week, including deaths among young, seemingly healthy people. But what makes these illnesses so serious, and even deadly? So far, state and federal investigators haven't found what's causing the illnesses,...

Oct 17, 2019

Vaping Outbreak Death Toll Reaches 33

Nearly three dozen people have died from vaping-related lung illnesses as the nationwide outbreak that continues to grow. Today (Oct. 17), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the outbreak's death toll has climbed to 33, up from 26 deaths reported last week. The outbreak victims range...

Nov 8, 2019

This E-cigarette Additive May Be Causing Lung Illnesses in Vaping Outbreak, CDC Says

Experts finally have a strong contender for the cause of the vaping outbreak that has led to over 2,000 cases of lung illnesses and 39 deaths across the country, according to new findings. The potential culprit? A substance called vitamin E acetate. In an analysis conducted by the Environmental Health...

Nov 12, 2019

A Teen's Lungs Were So Badly Damaged from Vaping, He Needed A Double Lung Transplant

Doctors just performed what appears to be the first double-lung transplant for a patient suffering from vaping-related injury. The 17-year-old patient had been sustained on an ECMO machine, which helps support heart and lung function, for more than a month before undergoing surgery, his medical team reported during a news...

Nov 21, 2019

Vaping May Cause a Rare Condition Known as 'Popcorn Lung,' New Case Report Suggests

A teen in Canada may be the first person to develop popcorn lung due to vaping, according to a new report. Although the teen is one of thousands of people to be sickened in a recent outbreak of vaping-related lung illness, his case is unique because of the type of...

Nov 22, 2019

Does Vaping Have Any Benefits?

In a major blow to the vaping industry, the American Medical Association has called for a ban on e-cigarettes and vaping products that the FDA doesn't deem tobacco cessation devices. As a tobacco researcher and former smoker, I don't care much about the health of the vaping and e-cigarette industry....

Nov 27, 2019

There's Mounting Evidence That This Vaping Additive Is Behind Lung Illnesses

Officials have more evidence that a chemical called vitamin E acetate is playing a role in the recent vaping outbreak, which has sickened thousands of Americans. On Tuesday (Nov. 26), researchers at the Minnesota Department of Health released the results of a study in which they analyzed 20 vaping products...

Jan 3, 2020

FDA Targets Mint-, Fruit-Flavored E-Cigarettes to Protect Young Vapers

Yesterday (Jan. 2), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new policy to crack down on companies that sell mint- and fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes, popular products among children and teens. The policy aims to quell the widespread use of e-cigarettes among U.S. minors, because this use places millions of...

Oct 25, 2022

Quitting smoking by age 35 brings your risk of death in line with 'never smokers'

Cigarette smokers who quit before age 35 have similar death rates within a given time period to those who have never smoked at all, a large study suggests. Those who stopped smoking at later ages still saw substantial benefits, the research found, but their death rates exceeded those who quit...

May 29, 2023

Is vaping healthier than smoking?

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDs), also known as electronic cigarettes, e-cigarettes or vape pens, were introduced in the early 2000s as an alternative to tobacco products. Instead of generating smoke, these pocket-sized devices deliver nicotine with an aerosol that looks like water vapor. But are vape pens 'healthier' than cigarettes?...