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Chicago adults identify top 10 health problems for children and adolescents in the city

Chicago adults identified stress, drug abuse, and depression as the top three big health problems for children and adolescents in the city, according to results from a new survey developed by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and the Chicago Department of Public Health.

19 Sep 2019

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Tennessee seeks Medicaid changes

Tennessee announced this week that it hopes to become the first state to take the Trump administration up on its offer to transform funding for its Medicaid program into a block grant.

19 Sep 2019

Teenage vaping rate doubles in two years

A new study has found that teenage vaping rates have doubled, revealing the largest recorded increase for 44 years.

19 Sep 2019

Camouflaged vaping devices are hoodwinking parents and schools

In yet another twist for worried parents: Meet the vaping hoodie. This high school fashion mainstay — defined by a hood with drawstrings — is now available as a vaping device, ready to deliver a puff of nicotine (or marijuana) anywhere, anytime. Including in the classroom.

19 Sep 2019

Mint-flavored vapes and the trouble with pulegone

Even while the recent outbreak of acute serious lung disease in vapers is challenging the skill and technology of the medical field, a new report published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine on September 16, 2019, says that a natural plant oil called pulegone, which is used to impart a minty flavor to e-cigarettes, could quite possibly be carcinogenic at the levels found in these devices.

18 Sep 2019

Vapers seek relief from nicotine addiction in — wait for it — cigarettes

Lucas McClain started smoking cigarettes in high school but switched to vaping after he heard e-cigarettes were a safer alternative.

13 Sep 2019

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Despite booming economy, uninsured rate ticks up

The annual report from the Census Bureau, released this week, found that 27.5 million Americans were without health insurance last year, an increase of nearly 2 million from 2017.

12 Sep 2019

CDC warns against vaping after series of lung-disease cases

E-cigarette use, also known as vaping, has become popular across all ages. Hundreds of people across the country have been sickened by a severe lung disease linked to e-cigarette use. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns the public not to use e-cigarettes due to the potential damage to the lungs.

9 Sep 2019

Fat-filled immune cells found in victims of vaping illness

The frightening outbreak of mysterious respiratory illness linked to the use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, have shaken the medical community.

9 Sep 2019

Vaping-related respiratory illness characterized by lipid-laden macrophages in the lungs

Doctors have identified a previously unrecognized characteristic of the vaping-related respiratory illness that has been emerging in clusters across the U.S. in recent months.

8 Sep 2019

Vapor from e-cigarettes may impair the cells that line the lungs

Inhaling the vapor from e-cigarettes may cause cellular changes in the lungs that increase susceptibility to viruses, find scientists.

6 Sep 2019

Baylor College of Medicine issues position statement to address youth smoking and vaping

Baylor College of Medicine has issued a statement to address and help prevent the harms of youth smoking and vaping. As e-cigarette use rises rapidly among younger generations, Baylor calls on the public to educate their legislators, policy makers and communities on the health risks of tobacco and nicotine product use.

28 Aug 2019

Exposure to second-hand vaping aerosols rising among young people, survey finds

A growing number of middle- and high-school students are being exposed to second-hand aerosols from e-cigarettes by living with or being around individuals who are vaping, according to data from a national survey.

28 Aug 2019

Mysterious vaping lung injuries may have flown under regulatory radar

It was the arrival of the second man in his early 20s gasping for air that alarmed Dr. Dixie Harris. Young patients rarely get so sick, so fast, with a severe lung illness, and this was her second case in a matter of days.

27 Aug 2019

Adolescents are using a highly potent form of marijuana, study finds

Nearly one in four Arizona teens have used a highly potent form of marijuana known as marijuana concentrate, according to a new study by Arizona State University researchers.

26 Aug 2019

Years ago, this doctor linked a mysterious lung disease to vaping

Dr. John E. Parker was working at a West Virginia hospital in 2015 when a 31-year-old female patient was admitted with acute respiratory problems.

23 Aug 2019

Vaping promotes the same cellular responses found in smokers with emphysema

E-cigarette "vaping" is widely assumed to be safer than cigarette smoking, but scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have uncovered evidence suggesting that vaping promotes the same cellular responses found in smokers who suffer with emphysema.

22 Aug 2019

Mysterious lung disease linked to vaping spreads across 14 US states

The CDC is investigating a series of cases of mysterious, severe lung disease. The cause is not known, but every patient uses an e-cigarette.

21 Aug 2019

GlobalData: Supporting vaping is risky for NHS hospitals as long-term effects of e-cigarettes are unknown

E-cigarettes may be on the rise, with 21% of UK consumers aged between 18 and 24 occasionally or regularly vaping in 2018, but it is risky for NHS hospitals to start showing support for the practice as the long-term effects of vaping are still unknown, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

21 Aug 2019

CDC warns on lung diseases linked to vaping

Vaping or using e-cigarettes has gained immense population over the past few years. It's widely regarded as a healthier alternative to cigarette smoking. Now, health officials warn against vaping as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that a cluster of lung diseases associated with e-cigarette use was reported in 14 states.

19 Aug 2019