Newsviews: health concerns connected to vaping

Sunday, September 15, 2019
Hundreds of people have become sick, several have died, their illnesses all tied to vaping.

Health officials are working to pinpoint whether a particular device, ingredient or additive is to blame.

Meanwhile, President Trump says his administration will propose banning thousands of flavors used in e-cigarettes. Of particular concern are those favored by children. New data shows more than a quarter of high schools students are current e-cigarette users.

Talking about all this are Dr. Ravi Kalhan, director of the Asthma and COPD Program at Northwestern University;s Feinberg School of Medicine, Dr. Kiran Joshi, Senior Medical Officer with the Cook County Department of Public Health and Ruby Johnson, the mother of a college student who became sick.

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Newsviews: health concerns connected to vaping
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