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Vaping Lung Injury Cases Down; Link to Vitamin E Acetate Reinforced

Most patients stricken in a wave of vaping-related injuries had vitamin E acetate in their lungs, U.S. health officials found, reinforcing a suspected link between the compound and an outbreak that spurred a national debate about the safety of the …

Officials Warn Vaping Illness Hasn’t Peaked, Cause of Illnesses Still Unknown

The number of cases reported in the epidemic of lung-related injuries from vaping appears to be leveling off or declining, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday, but it is too early to say whether …

What is Known, Unknown About Lung Illnesses Linked to Vaping

Government public health officials are continuing to advise people to stop e-cigarette or vaping products, especially with THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued …

Vaping-Related Death Count Rises to 18, Illnesses Surpass 1,000: CDC

U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 18 deaths due to a mysterious lung illness linked to e-cigarettes and other vaping products and said the number of confirmed and probable cases of the condition now exceeds 1,000. Public health officials are …

Centers for Disease Control Prioritizes Investigations into Vaping-Related Illnesses

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it has activated its emergency operations center to coordinate the investigation into hundreds of cases of severe lung illnesses linked to e-cigarette use. The CDC’s Emergency Operations Center …

Health Officials Report First Death They Believe Is Linked to Vaping

An Illinois resident has died after being hospitalized with a severe respiratory illness that health officials believe is linked with vaping, the state’s Department of Public Health said Friday. The death is the first recorded from a mystery illness that …