The Brevard school board is considering publicly smashing confiscated vapes to deter student use. Melbourne High School closed four of its 11 student bathrooms due to vaping and property damage. Board ...

I’m 24 – and I’m on the frontline of a nationwide vaping disaster - COMMENT: Vaping was sold as a safer alternative. But rising health concerns, fire risks and youth addiction suggest a different ...

Eight teenagers from Wisconsin were reportedly hospitalized for severe lung damage, suspected to be due to vaping, according to CBS News . They were all admitted to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin ...

We’ve entered a new year, and would you believe, vaping is still seriously messing with young people’s health. Despite the ...

E-cigarette sales rose 49% between 2019-2023, according to a report from the CDC Foundation and Truth Initiative. Although the use of e-cigarettes in youth has declined, more than 1.6 million youth ...

As colder months set in, respiratory infections begin to climb: everything from the common cold and flu to COVID-19. It's a time when healthy lungs matter more than ever. Yet the very tissue that lets ...

Vaping remains prevalent among Australian adolescents and young adults, despite increasing evidence of associated health ...

Kara was placed into a coma to help her lungs heal ...

Public health bodies once cautiously endorsed vapes as a tool for smokers to quit. More than a decade later, the picture is less clear ...

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Vaping has been marketed as the safer alternative to smoking, attracting millions of users worldwide. Yet using an e-cigarette daily exposes your body to a range of short- and long-term effects that ...