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Vaping likely has dangers that could take years for scientists to even know about

  • Written by Ilona Jaspers, Professor of pediatrics, microbiology and immunology, and environmental sciences and engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A man exhales after vaping Aug. 28, 2019 in Portland, Maine.Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo

The rise in cases of otherwise healthy young adults who have been hospitalized or even died from vaping-associated lung injury is alarming.

Many people don’t know what is contained in these vaping devices, what the reported health effects actually mean, and,...

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