The patient reported vaping products that were purchased from legal retailers, and they did not appear to have been tampered with or modified.
How One School Is Tackling the Youth Vaping Epidemic
Scare tactics have had limited success in persuading adolescents from engaging in risky behavior. But a combination of other strategies has been shown to work.
How Cruise Ship Passengers Should Prepare For Sickness Or Injury At Sea
Most cruise lines are not sufficiently prepared to tend to serious illnesses or accidents, experts say.
How sleep makes the brain forget things – new research on mice
In order to remember what is important, we need to forget what isn’t important.
Second case of lung illness in King County linked to vaping
The woman was admitted to hospital in mid-September with shortness of breath and difficulty breathing. She has since been released and is recovering.
Be Prepared: Find the ER You Want to Go to Before an Emergency Happens
To be prepared in the event of an emergency, you can use Propublica’s updated ER Inspector to help you evaluate the emergency rooms near you.
Best to avoid e-cigarettes altogether – unless vaping is helping you quit smoking
Experts say vaping is better than smoking cigarettes, but whether it works to help people quit smoking continues to be debated.
Yoga, Zumba, Narcan: Check Out Your Local Library
When you think of libraries diabetes prevention courses, lectures on wound care and Zumba classes aren’t necessarily the first things that spring to mind.
As Texas Cracks Down On Abortion, Austin Votes To Help Women Defray Costs
Texas law forbids it from funding organizations that provide abortion, so Austin is funding groups that pay for transportation and hotels for women seeking abortion.
Fraud Alert: Genetic Testing Scam
Scammers are offering Medicare beneficiaries “free” genetic tests to obtain their Medicare information for identity theft or fraudulent billing purposes.
Anyone can take a peak at millions of Americans’ medical images on the Internet
X-rays, MRIs and CT scans of millions of Americans are unprotected on the internet and available to anyone with basic computer expertise.
Vaping likely has dangers that could take years to identify
We don’t know what is in vaping devices, what the reported health effects actually mean, and, most importantly, why all these problems appeared so quickly.
How pregnancy changes women’s metabolism and immune systems
Some changes are more obvious than others. We all know that women get a visible bump. But pregnancy can also change some of their key bodily functions.
Obesity Stigma And Yo-Yo Dieting, Not BMI, Are Behind Chronic Health Conditions, Dietitian Claims
We rate these claims as Mostly False.
Two new cases of lung disease linked to vaping in Washington
Washington health officials confirm two new cases of severe pulmonary disease linked to vaping. Both are in Spokane County.