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Researchers say vaping can put your teen at risk for a COVID-19 infection, but more local teens are also ending up in the hospital with lung injuries related to e-cigarette use, according to doctors at Children’s Health in Dallas.

Researchers say vaping can put your teen at risk for a COVID-19 infection, but more local teens are also ending up in the hospital with lung injuries related to e-cigarette use, according to doctors at Children’s Health in Dallas.

A new federal report shows vaping rates among U.S. teenagers fell dramatically this year, especially among middle school students

A new study shows that “vapers” are at a higher risk to contract COVID-19. Now, an attorney is ensuring that the FDA tightens regulations on the sale of e-cigarettes and vaping products to young adults. Lawyer James Frantz joins LX News to discuss his new legal battle taking on the company JUUL with a federal lawsuit.

Bonnie Halpern-Felsher of Stanford University breaks down her study that explores the connection between teen vaping and COVID-19.

The nation’s largest electronic-cigarette company, Juul Labs, donated tens of thousands of dollars to the campaigns of state attorneys general.

In a story February 28, 2020, about a House bill on vaping, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Oregon Rep. Greg Walden is a Democrat

With Texans questioning whether children have heard the warnings about the dangers of electronic cigarettes, two federal agencies found more than five million middle and high schoolers across the U.S. used e-cigs last year.

Every breath is painful for Julia Itzin. While she was in the hospital, suffering from something her doctor said is commonly referred to as “vape lung,” she would record videos of herself crying as she struggled to speak. “I’m not OK today,” she said in one of the videos. “My chest hurts so bad.” Now, out of the hospital,...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the updated number of hospitalized e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) cases and deaths Tuesday.

When NBC 5 Investigates sent a young staff member into DFW-area vape shops wearing a hidden camera, we found some still sell vape products without verifying age.

Dr. Philip Huang, Director of the Dallas County Health and Human Services Department, says there’s been a dramatic increase in e-cigarette use among youth.

Anna Carey, who began vaping at age 14 and quit after she was hospitalized last fall, said stricter enforcement could help clamp down on shops where kids know they won’t be carded.

Texas Sen. Beverly Powell (Dist. 10) plans to push for new legislation that will increase oversight of vape sales including requiring that all stores be permitted to sell the products.

Anna Carey, who says she began vaping at the age or 14, was hospitalized last fall as she fought to breathe, her lungs failing. In these videos recorded by family, she coughs through breathing treatments helping her recover.

After a young NBC 5 staffer was able to buy a vape pod from Chasing Vapes in Allen without showing identification, the owner of the store vows to make changes that will prevent it from happening again.

The U.S. government on Thursday began enforcing restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes aimed at curbing underage vaping. But some teenagers may be one step ahead of the rules.

Parents, researchers and students warn that some young people have already moved on to a newer kind of vape that isn’t covered by the flavor ban.

A nationwide ban on many flavored e-cigarette products goes into effect Thursday, but teenagers will still have access to nicotine vapes, experts say. The ban covers a number of kid-friendly flavorings, such as mint and fruit, though menthol and tobacco flavorings will remain legal, NBC News reports.

Shopping for illicit vape cartridges on Instagram is astonishingly simple. Open the app, plug in a hashtag such as #vapecartsforsale and — voilà — multiple posts appear with pictures of THC cartridges. In the comments or caption section, sellers advertise their products and post phone numbers for would-be buyers. “Shop here everything is good,” one seller wrote above a phone...