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More than 500 people have been diagnosed with vaping-related breathing illnesses, but the cause remains unknown, U.S. health officials said Thursday. An eighth death was also reported in Missouri on Thursday. CBS News' Meg Oliver reports.
As states report more deaths from vaping-related illnesses, the Los Angeles Times reports Obama administration officials rejected a ban on flavored vaping products years before the outbreak. Los Angeles Times science and medicine reporter Emily Baumgaertner joins CBSN to discuss why officials made that decision and what state and federal regulators are doing now.
In today's MoneyWatch headlines, Juul pulls most flavored vape products from shelves, Johnson and Johnson agrees to a settlement over pelvic mesh, and the owner of Budweiser accuses MillerCoors of stealing trade secrets.
California became the second state to file a lawsuit against Juul, accusing the e-cigarette maker of creating marketing campaigns that targeted teenagers. CBSN Los Angeles' Kara Finnstrom reports.
New York state officials have joined their counterparts in California and North Carolina in suing e-cigarette maker Juul, alleging the company created marketing campaigns that targeted youth and helped fuel teenage lung illness and, in some cases, vaping-related deaths. CBSN New York reports.
President Trump held a White House meeting about the issues surrounding vaping, health and potential new regulations on e-cigarettes Friday afternoon. Watch a portion of the meeting.
President Trump hosted a discussion on Friday with representatives from the vaping industry, health experts and anti-tobacco activists who clashed over how to reverse the teen vaping epidemic. Politico's health care reporter Sarah Owermohle joined CBSN with more.
A Michigan teenager who received what’s believed to be the first double lung transplant shares a warning for people addicted to vaping, including his own brother. 17-year-old Daniel Ament tells Dean Reynolds why he feels lucky to be alive.
In a new lawsuit, e-cigarette giant Juul is accused of advertising to young children. That includes buying ads for Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. Nikki Battiste reports.
Juul Labs, the bestselling e-cigarette brand in the U.S., announced Thursday that it will voluntarily stop selling its popular mint-flavored e-cigarette pods in the company's latest attempt to ward off public outcry that blames the company for the uptick in e-cigarette use among teens.
The research, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found that both vaping and smoking cigarettes cause a similar amount of damage to arteries and blood vessels.
One of the cases in New York is a 22-year-old man with no preexisting conditions, other than that he's a vaper.
According to the lawsuit, Juul rejected a marketing proposal targeting adults.
Daniel Ament remembers vaping last September — and then waking up more than a month later after the emergency surgery.
The bill now heads to Governor Phil Murphy, who has expressed a desire to ban flavored e-cigarettes in the past.
Lawsuit claims schools had to divert funds meant for education toward student anti-vaping campaign.
Advances in the treatment of lung cancer helped lead to an overall decline in cancer deaths.
Ban excludes menthol and tobacco flavors, as well as vaping products that must be manually filled with liquid.
The FDA, under direction from the Trump administration, will likely announce a ban on mint, fruit and dessert flavored e-cigarette cartridges.
Twenty-one states are increasing their minimum wage, from Florida to Washington.
Economists estimate taxing vape products the same as cigarettes could deter 2.75 million from quitting over a decade.
Supporters of the ban say the flavored products target kids, but adult users worry they will be forced to return to traditional tobacco.
The president held a meeting at the White House about electronic cigarettes
The latest numbers have been revealed after another type of severe lung damage linked to vaping turned up in a young patient in Canada.
Sheriffs said the drugs and THC concentrate vaping cartridges were from California with a final destination of Georgia
