Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Surpass 2,500 Cases Nationwide, CDC Says
The number of vaping-related lung injury cases has topped 2,500 nationwide and at least 54 deaths have been reported.
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The number of vaping-related lung injury cases has topped 2,500 nationwide and at least 54 deaths have been reported.
Vaping or using e-cigarettes for a long period of time was associated with an increased risk of respiratory diseases -- including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, chronic bronchitis and asthma -- in a new study.
Health officials say the flu is reaching levels in California usually seen later in the season.
California public health officials are urging people to stop vaping and using e-cigarettes as a fourth death related to vaping was reported in the state.
Vitamin E acetate, in combination with THC, may be to blame for a national outbreak of e-cigarette-related lung injuries that are linked to dozens of deaths.
Vaping makes teens more likely to try cigarettes, but doesn't increase the odds that they'll become smokers, according to a new study.
Some of the people rushing to emergency rooms thought the CBD vape they inhaled would help like a gentle medicine. Others puffed it for fun.
California Governor Gavin Newsom agrees with the state Department of Public Health and will not require all electronic cigarette manufacturers to submit pictures and descriptions of each product it sells to better inform parents of the products available.
The US Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to stop using THC vaping products as investigations into vaping-related lung injuries and deaths continue.
There are now more than 1,000 cases of vaping-related lung injuries across the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
That number is up from the 530 cases that the agency reported last week.
Vaping products, one of the fastest-growing segments of the legal marijuana industry, have taken a hit from consumers.
California health officials are urging consumers to stop vaping of any kind until investigators determine why hundreds of people nationwide have been sickened after using the devices.
Walmart said Friday it will stop selling e-cigarettes as the number of deaths tied to vaping grows and public officials crack down on the industry.
Walmart, America's largest retailer, said Friday it will stop selling e-cigarettes as the number of deaths tied to vaping grows.
The number of vaping-related illnesses in the United States continues to climb. There have been 530 cases of lung problems in the U.S. linked to e-cigarettes, according to the CDC.
There have been 530 confirmed and probable cases of lung injuries related to e-cigarettes as of September 17.
The rates of eighth, 10th and 12th graders who use e-cigarettes continued to rise this year and doubled from 2017 to 2019, according to research released Wednesday.
The vaping craze landed a local high school student in cuffs on Wednesday night after he was caught allegedly selling supplies from his car on a Modesto campus.
In the wake of six deaths and 380 cases of confirmed and probable lung disease across the US, the Trump administration has called for banning most flavored e-cigarettes.
California will launch a $20 million ad campaign to warn against the dangers of vaping, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday.
Authorities say a central California resident has died from complications related to the use of e-cigarettes.
California will spend $20 million on a public awareness campaign about the dangers of vaping nicotine and cannabis products and step up efforts to halt the sale of illicit products amid a rise in vaping-related illnesses.
Late last month, the 18-year-old student-athlete was hospitalized after using e-cigarettes for more than a year and a half.
California lawmakers are joining the battle to regulate electronic cigarettes, but the California Department of Public Health is against the proposal, saying it "may serve more as marketing for e-cigarettes."
