November 19, 2019 Generation Vape: As Juul faces new suit, doctors worry over epidemic of e-cigarette-related student illnesses New York state is suing the nation's biggest e-cigarette maker, Juul Labs, alleging the San Francisco-based company used deceptive and misleading marketing to target teenagers and failed to warn them of the harmful health effects associated with its products.
November 18, 2019 California sues Juul over e-cigarette ads, sales to teens Amid a nationwide backlash against vaping, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra sued the nation’s biggest e-cigarette maker, alleging that Juul Labs deliberately marketed and sold electronic cigarettes to teenagers.
November 18, 2019 Transplant doctor rejects damaged donated lungs from chain-smoker The donor had been a chain-smoker for 30 years.
November 15, 2019 Cigarette use among US adults hits record low while vaping rates rise: CDC Cigarette smoking rates among US adults have dropped to an all-time low, according to a report released this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
November 14, 2019 Vaping death toll hits 42, over 2,100 lung illnesses reported nationwide The number of fatalities has increased from the 39 reported last week, with additional deaths under investigation.
November 14, 2019 New York raises age to purchase tobacco and e-cigarette products to 21 New Yorkers hoping to purchase tobacco or e-cigarette products in the state must be 21 years of age to do so, thanks to a new law that went into effect this week.
November 12, 2019 Michigan teen with vape-related illness undergoes double lung transplant His doctors said that without the transplant, he would have "faced certain death."
November 11, 2019 Vaping-related lung transplant performed at Detroit hospital More than 2,000 Americans who vape have gotten sick since March, many of them teenagers and young adults, and at least 40 people have died.
November 8, 2019 Vitamin E acetate named as possible culprit in vaping illness outbreak The chemical had previously been named as a possible culprit by local health authorities.
November 8, 2019 Trump says forthcoming vape policy may raise age requirement to 21 Trump said the new policy will have an age requirement of "21 or so."