November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month — an estimated 235,000 new cases of lung cancer and 125,000 deaths are expected to occur this year in the US. Dr. Daniel Sterman, the division director for pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at NYU Langone Health and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, talked with us about the … Read more
She’s giving her TikTok followers the 4-1-1 on four bad habits to avoid. Dr. Jess Andrade, a sports medicine specialist and pediatrics doctor in Massachusetts, is sharing the four activities she won’t do — vape, pull an all-nighter, exercise for less than 150 minutes a week and consume too many artificial ingredients and preservatives. Vaping Bronchiolitis obliterans, … Read more
A young Ohio woman was so addicted to vaping that she showered and slept with an e-cigarette — until she nearly died when her lungs collapsed and black goo poured out of her. Now, she’s warning others to steer clear of vaping. Her message comes amid estimates there are 82 million vapers worldwide. “I wouldn’t wish … Read more
The Food and Drug Administration authorized four of Altria’s menthol e-cigarettes for sale in the country on Friday, making them the first ever flavored vapes the agency has permitted on the market. The FDA has raised concerns about the risk of young people using e-cigarettes, particularly the more appealing flavored products. In the past, the agency has … Read more
The rapidly aging faces of Gen Z can also blame e-cigarettes for their abnormally sallow skin. Those born between 1997 and 2012 came of age during the rise of nicotine vaporizers, which were touted by manufacturers as a safe and stench-free alternative to smoking. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have said that people … Read more
The Big Apple is being flooded with illegal flavored e-vapes made in China after banning the smokes’ sale in 2020 to prevent youths from getting hooked on their addictive nicotine, a new study shows. Atria, which sells disposable legal vapes under the label Njoy, commissioned the market research group WSPM to survey more than 100 locations and neighborhoods … Read more
A 30-year-old Tennessee mom who picked up vaping early in the COVID-19 pandemic claims the habit nearly killed her, with a doctor reportedly saying it was “frying [her] lungs like hot chicken.” Hannah Roth began to hear a “popping” sound in her lungs last month, and she developed a fever of 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Scans … Read more
If one of your resolutions was to quit smoking, vaping might be just the thing you need. New research shows that people who start using e-cigarettes stop smoking tobacco cigarettes entirely. The latest findings, published Wednesday in Tobacco and Nicotine Research, flies in the face of previous work where scientists reported most people who vaped … Read more
A self-proclaimed “vaping addict” is calling for the devices to be banned after her right lung collapsed twice and she suffered permanent scars. “You never think this type of thing will happen to you — but it happened to me. It felt like my lung was on fire,” Wisconsinite Karlee Ozkurt, 20, told SWNS. “I … Read more
This is a real drag. Despite years of campaigning against big tobacco, it seems that cigarettes are reclaiming their chic status à la Kate Moss, appearing as accessories on New York Fashion Week runways in the wake of the “mob wife” aesthetic and an early aughts “indie sleaze” revival. This week, multiple models meandered down … Read more
Smoking cigarettes while pregnant has previously been linked to birth complications and fetal damage, but a new study suggests that vaping could be a potentially safer option. New research from Queen Mary University of London found that vaping during pregnancy helped expecting mothers quit smoking cigarettes “without posing any detectable risks to pregnancy.” The team … Read more
Generation Z are doing something “feral” in the bedroom, which is more common than you might think. It is no secret that the young people are changing the culture with their baggy jeans, quiet quitting and loud confidence, and now they’ve also introduced a habit into the bedroom that is enough to leave any Millennial … Read more
Generation Z might finally be ready to put down their vapes, but not for the reason you’d expect. The war on vapes has been going on for some time, with young people constantly being warned about the health risks, and yet they’ve been rising in popularity, not sinking. Disposable vapes have also become increasingly popular … Read more
A 12-year-old was put in an induced coma after vaping caused damage to her lungs. Mary Griffin from Belfast, Ireland, shared that her daughter Sarah had a cough and didn’t feel well before bed on a recent Sunday night, but the family wasn’t initially alarmed, as they thought the symptoms were caused by Sarah’s asthma. … Read more
Male e-cigarette users are losing more than their tobacco habit. New research on male rats has shown that vaping can shrink the size of testicles, hampering sex drive and reducing sperm count. Turkish scientists took readings of the rats’ testicle size before and after exposing the animals to cigarette smoke and e-cigarette vapors, as well … Read more
The list of health problems linked to vaping just got a little longer. Dentists are noticing a disturbing uptick in patients who have “vaper’s tongue,” a loss of most or all of the taste in their mouth as a result of vaping flavored electronic cigarettes. “This is really on the rise because of the popularity … Read more
A man from England who claims he suffered from a collapsed lung after vaping is warning others about the potential hazards of electronic cigarettes. Alex Gittins, 31, said that he had been buying disposable vapes from a shop called Easi-Vape in Bishop Auckland, England, for four months, when one day, he suddenly got a “horrible … Read more
Nicotine-free vapes could be lying to their customers. Tests have revealed that some vape products which claim to omit nicotine actually contain the same amount of addictive substances as a full-strength e-cigarette. Inter Scientific, a quality control laboratory that ensures consumer goods meet legal requirements, looked at dozens of vape brands found on store shelves … Read more
After the devastating loss of her wife, one woman is issuing a stark warning about the health risks of vaping. Amanda Lee Hall was a smoker, turning to e-cigarettes in an attempt to kick the bad habit for good, but her lungs eventually “shut down,” resulting in her death in 2021. “We lost the heart … Read more
A new study led by the American Heart Association has linked vaping nicotine and THC — the psychoactive component in marijuana — to depression and anxiety symptoms in teens and young adults. “Younger people have long been vulnerable to tobacco use, may experience greater harm from nicotine and other drugs, and may be targeted by … Read more