Published in NEJM Journal Watch, September 6, 2019. A person in Oregon died from severe lung illness in July after using an e-cigarette or other vaping device, the state’s health department has reported. It’s the second known death amid a national outbreak of vaping-linked respiratory illness; the first was reported in Illinois in August. In […]
Lawsuits have been filed across the country on behalf of people suffering from vaping-related lung illness. The legal actions largely target JUUL Labs Inc., the biggest player in the e-cigarette market. Altria Group Inc., an investor of JUUL and owner of tobacco giant Philip Morris, is a named defendant in some of the cases. Allegations […]
Physicians at University of Utah Heath Center identify vaping-illness specific cells in lungs of patients that may accelerate diagnosis and treatment. Physicians identified in 10 of 10 patients immune cells called lipid-laden macrophages which may provide clues as to specific cause of the vaping associate lung disease.”
“From 2017 to 2018, current e-cigarette use—defined by use on at least one day in the past 30 days—by high school students increased 78 percent, from 11.7 to 20.8 percent, accounting for a troubling 3.05 million American high school students using e-cigarettes in 2018.”