The New York Times

Just How Harmful Is Vaping? More Evidence Is Emerging.

A new study that found high levels of heavy metals in popular nicotine vapes adds to concerns about the products. By Dani Blum When vapes started to become popular in the mid-2010s, the tiny ...
Forbes

Here’s How Vaping Can Detrimentally Affect Your Health

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 ...
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E-cigarettes may emit harmful substances, raising safety concerns

Once marketed as a safer alternative to smoking, electronic cigarettes have been often considered less harmful by consumers. But emerging research reveals that vaping may carry serious health risks of ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Concerns of secondhand vape smoke, harmful toxin exposure among teens grows: Study

Secondhand smoke concerns are not just linked to cigarettes, but vape smoke as well. A new study published in the JAMA Network said secondhand aerosol (SHA) from e-cigarettes can contain potentially ...
ucdavis.edu

Disposable E-Cigarettes More Toxic Than Traditional Cigarettes

Some disposable e-cigarettes, including vape pods, have alarmingly high levels of toxic metals in their vapor, found a UC Davis study. The items are especially popular with young adults and teens.

Experts say all forms of nicotine are toxic to heart health

Nicotine is toxic to the heart and blood vessels regardless of how it's consumed, experts wrote in a new consensus report ...
New York Post

New, urgent warning about the ‘hidden risk’ of e-cigarettes and vapes issued by scientists

E‑cigarettes were initially marketed as a sleek way to help people quit traditional cigarettes — but that sentiment has largely gone up in smoke. Research indicates that most adult smokers who try ...
ZME Science on MSN

When Lung Cancer Fears Emerged in the 1950s, Kent Put a Filter on their Cigarettes. It Was Made From Asbestos

In the early 1950s, cigarette companies in the US were starting to have a problem. For the first time, large-scale scientific ...
Business Wire

Charcoal-Free Shisha Significantly Less Harmful Than Traditional Shisha and Cigarettes, New Study Reveals

Emissions from charcoal-free shisha showed zero detection of many of the most harmful by-products of combustion Findings from independent study support existing aerosol chemistry analyses that suggest ...
News Medical

Teenagers uncertain about the harmful effects of marijuana or e-cigarettes

Teenagers are very familiar with the risks of smoking cigarettes, but are much less sure whether marijuana or e-cigarettes are harmful, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford ...

Smokers switching to e-cigarettes have an increased heart attack risk, says ICMR study: Why quitting smoking is the only way out

Misconceptions stem from the fact that e-cigarettes do not emit smoke but their nicotine is just as damaging, say experts ...
Las Vegas Sun

Juul’s FDA approval doesn’t clear fog of e-cigarette risks, especially for teens

Editor’s note: “Behind the News” is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun’s AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI, Google Gemini and ChatGPT. The ...