Vaping-related lung illnesses and deaths have made headlines in the health and science arena recently as the number of cases of severe lung disease is increasing on a seemingly daily basis, with 1299 confirmed cases and 26 deaths as of October 8th, 2019. In California, more than 100 cases have been reported, with 3 deaths. Illnesses have appeared to mostly effect teenagers or young adults who are otherwise healthy. Such events have promoted further, ongoing investigation, and have prompted authorities to warn against the use of e-cigarettes.
Vaping-related lung illnesses have been the subject of study by scientists including here at the UC San Francisco Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. Recently, Travis Henry, MD, associate professor of Clinical Radiology in the Cardiac and Pulmonary section, along with Jeffrey P. Kanne, MD (University of Wisconsin School of…
