Vaping

A fourth Illinois resident has died from vaping amid a surge in e-cigarette smoking illnesses.

The health department announced the death Thursday, saying the Illinois resident recently vaped and had been hospitalized for a severe lung injury.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a second state resident has died after being hospitalized for a vaping-related lung injury.

Three more people have been charged in what investigators say was a large-scale black market THC vape manufacturing operation in southeastern Wisconsin.

Juul Labs will stop selling fruit and dessert flavors for its electronic cigarettes.

Two major retailers say they will no longer sell e-cigarettes in the U.S. amid mounting health questions surrounding vaping.

"This could take us from potentially the single biggest improvement in public health in the United States toward a public health disaster in which cigarettes continue to be the dominant nicotine product," said Jonathan Foulds, an addiction researcher and tobacco specialist at Penn State University.

As health officials across the country grapple to find the cause behind some 805 cases of e-cigarette-linked lung illnesses, doctors in Kansas — which has seen at least two vaping-related deaths — are seemingly dealing with something new: Kids eating vaping cartridges.

U.S. health officials said Friday that their investigation into an outbreak of severe vaping-related illnesses is increasingly focused on products that contain the marijuana compound THC.

Hundreds more Americans have been reported to have a vaping-related breathing illness, and the death toll has risen to 13, health officials said Thursday.

Five Illinois residents have joined the ranks of young people nationwide to sue the makers of e-cigarettes that allege the companies' marketing tactics targeted them when they were minors.

Illinois lawmakers this fall will consider banning most flavored vaping products, following recent restrictions that some other states have enacted amid concerns about the safety of vaping and its allure to young people.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has added her voice to the call for the banning of flavored electronic cigarettes in the city.

Jay Jenkins says he hesitated when a buddy suggested they vape CBD.

An Illinois teenager who fell ill with a lung disease after vaping for over a year sued a leading e-cigarette maker on Friday, accusing it of deliberately marketing to young people and sending the message that vaping is cool.