Flavored tobacco still available for purchase in Boston despite ban
E-cigarettes have been drawing in young people for years and new research finds teenagers who vape have higher rates of depression and anxiety.
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E-cigarettes have been drawing in young people for years and new research finds teenagers who vape have higher rates of depression and anxiety.
Massachusetts made it illegal to sell flavored tobacco products at retail stores but many stores still sell them anyway. WBZ-TV's Samantha Chaney reports.
WBZ-TV's Dr. Mallika Marshall reports that Mass. General Brigham found that the popular pill that helps people quit smoking cigarettes, Chantix, was also found to assist in quitting vaping.
A text messaging program could help teens walk away from e-cigarettes.
Dr. Mallika Marshall reports.
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Bargoers should not be sharing vapes with people they don't know, police advised.
A federal report released Wednesday suggests that the number of school kids who vape fell by 1.8 million in a year, from 5.4 million to 3.6 million, officials said.
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The man in his 40s from Suffolk County had vaped THC, an ingredient found in marijuana.
A man in his 70s from Middlesex County died after he reported vaping THC.
They all allegedly violated state laws by selling flavored tobacco products to Massachusetts consumers and failing to protect against delivery of the products to minors.
The study is among the first to examine the link between e-cigarette use and respiratory disease in the long-term.
No single product or brand is responsible for the thousands of vaping-related lung illnesses reported across the United States, according to a report released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
It is the first time the state Department of Health has linked illnesses to vaping products bought at dispensaries.
The new law outlaws the sale of flavored vaping products immediately and of menthol cigarettes starting June 1, 2020.
The four-month ban on the sale of all vaping products in Massachusetts is ending early, Governor Charlie Baker announced Wednesday.
The bill passed by the Massachusetts State Legislature would ban all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes.
There have been more than 2,000 cases of vaping-related lung injury in the U.S., but Canadian doctors may have identified another type of lung disease linked to vaping.
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A Boston man has been charged after allegedly making bomb threats and bringing explosives on board a Commuter Rail train in June.
The one-day nurses strike at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston ended Thursday morning, but a four-day lockout began, keeping the nurses out of the facility.
The United Kingdom's Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team - known as the "Red Arrows" - performed a flyover above Boston on Thursday.
The victim's family and community members are questioning the Cambridge City Council about their safety and why a gunshot detection system was shut down.
The one-day nurses strike at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston ended Thursday, but a four-day lockout began, keeping the nurses out.
The United Kingdom's Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team - known as the "Red Arrows" - will perform a flyover above Boston today.
Massachusetts is reporting cases of cyclosporiasis, a disease caused by a stomach parasite that can lead to "explosive" diarrhea.
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A Boston man has been charged after allegedly making bomb threats and bringing explosives on board a Commuter Rail train in June.
Massachusetts is reporting cases of cyclosporiasis, a disease caused by a stomach parasite that can lead to "explosive" diarrhea.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
With the Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses strike looming, some parents of newborns in the NICU are sounding the alarm.
A Malden, Massachusetts woman said National Grid took more than $28,000 out of her bank account for a gas bill that she didn't owe.
A Massachusetts family thought their Vrbo stay would be protected after they had to cancel their trip to Hawaii due to severe weather. Now they're out $12,000.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
The gunman who allegedly opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
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Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
There are no more Hooters restaurants left in Massachusetts.
There's a proposal in Cambridge to limit customers at bars and restaurants to one drink every 30 minutes.
Boston Dynamics is expanding with a new robotics and AI center in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Dozens of Boston bars and restaurants are taking advantage of a new Massachusetts law allowing for a later last call.
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Belgium defeated the U.S. Men's National Team 4-1 on Monday night in the World Cup round of 16 knockout match in Seattle, ending the Americans' hopes of reaching the quarterfinals for the first time in 24 years.
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