The number of deaths linked to vaping is now up to five as the Centers for Disease Control investigate the 450 cases of severe lung illness reported nationwide. Three additional deaths were confirmed on Friday in Indiana, Minnesota and California,...
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CDC Says to Stop Vaping as Fifth Person Dies and Severe Lung Illness Cases Hit 450
Purdue Pharma offers $10-12 billion to settle opioid claims
The maker of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, and its owners, the Sackler family, are offering to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits against the company for $10 billion to $12 billion. The potential deal was part of confidential conversations and discussed by...
Continue Reading →Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $572M in opioid case
An Oklahoma judge found Johnson & Johnson Opens a New Window. and Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies liable for stoking the opioid crisis in the state and said the company must pay $572 million, far less the $17 billion that the state...
Continue Reading →FDA Investigates 127 Seizures Potentially Linked to E-Cigarettes
On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is investigating 127 cases of seizures and other “neurological symptoms” for a potential link to e-cigarettes. The agency first began its investigation in April with 35 reported seizures that...
Continue Reading →17-Year-Old Boy’s Lungs Completely Blocked from Vaping, Doctors Say
Texas teen Tryston Zohfeld was fighting to stay alive when his seemingly healthy and athletic lungs suddenly failed on July 26. “I woke up just throwing up everywhere, and my heart was beating out of my chest going 100 miles...
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