Lung Injury

Exposure to road traffic pollution during pregnancy and early life was associated with a small reduction in lung function at age 8 years, according to data published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Across the country, the death of George Floyd has led thousands to take to the streets to protest police brutality and racism in the United States.

Several characteristics, including mental health conditions and chronic conditions, were associated with a higher risk for severe outcomes in patients with e-cigarette- or vaping- associated lung injury, or EVALI, researchers reported in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Critical care cardiologists may be uniquely experienced to help manage clinical manifestations of the virus that causes COVID-19 and supplement the staff of noncardiac and COVID-19-specific ICUs, according to a report published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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Most patients with electronic cigarette- or vaping-associated lung injuries, or EVALI, who used products with THC acquired the products from informal sources like family and friends or dealers, according to findings published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Patients aged 18 to 44 years who currently smoke combustible cigarette or both e-cigarettes and combustible cigarettes had an increased risk for stroke compared with those who did not smoke, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced that companies that do not stop manufacturing, distributing and selling unauthorized flavored cartridge-based e-cigarettes — except for tobacco and menthol flavors — could face FDA enforcement action.

Marijuana e-cigarette use increased by almost 4 percentage points among middle school and high school students from 2017 to 2018, according to study findings published in JAMA.

Healio Pulmonology has compiled a list of articles highlighting news and research on smoking, e-cigarettes and more.