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'I Wish We Had More Answers': Health Officials Still Don't Know Why 500 People Have Gotten Sick After Vaping

Seven people have died

In this Jan. 29, 2019 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a news conference in the Red Room at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Cuomo says he's directing state health officials to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, citing the risk of young people getting addicted to nicotine. The Democrat announced Sunday, Sept. 15 that the state health commissioner would be making a recommendation this week to the state Public Health and Health Planning Council.

New York Gov. Cuomo Pushes Health Officials to Ban Flavored E-Cigarette Sales in the State

Emergency regulations could go into effect in as soon as two weeks

Influenza Season Has Barely Begun, But a California Child's Death Is Already Being Classified as 'Flu-Associated'

Parents may need to think about vaccinating their children even earlier

Municipal workers refill an insecticide sprayer during an operation to combat the Zika virus in the Imbiribeira neighborhood of Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil, January 26, 2016.

Climate Change Isn't Just a Global Threat—It's a Public Health Emergency

There can be no discussion about climate change without a meaningful conver...

There can be no discussion about climate change without a meaningful conversation about public health. As leading health experts have affirmed, the climate crisis is a threat multiplier, particularly for communities suffering from environmental injustice....

James Monsees, co-founder and chief product officer at JUUL Labs, appears before the House Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee in Washington, D.C. on July 25, 2019.

Juul Illegally Claimed That Its Products Were Safer than Cigarettes, FDA Says

It must correct those violations in 15 days

A customer fills a vaporizer with oil at Digital Ciggz in San Rafael, Calif. on Jan. 28, 2015.

Is Vaping Marijuana Safe? Deaths and Lung Disease Linked to E-Cigs Call That Into Question

The CDC is advising consumers to use caution

Michigan Just Became the First State to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes in an Effort to Keep Kids 'Safe'

Will other states be next?

public health

'I Wish We Had More Answers': Health Officials Still Don't Know Why 500 People Have Gotten Sick After Vaping

New York Gov. Cuomo Pushes Health Officials to Ban Flavored E-Cigarette Sales in the State

Influenza Season Has Barely Begun, But a California Child's Death Is Already Being Classified as 'Flu-Associated'

Climate Change Isn't Just a Global Threat—It's a Public Health Emergency

Juul Illegally Claimed That Its Products Were Safer than Cigarettes, FDA Says

Is Vaping Marijuana Safe? Deaths and Lung Disease Linked to E-Cigs Call That Into Question

Michigan Just Became the First State to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes in an Effort to Keep Kids 'Safe'

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