A deadly outbreak casts a dark cloud over e-cigarettes
Researchers are trying to understand the effects of illicit black-market cartridges
WITH SIX PEOPLE dead and more than 450 suffering from serious pulmonary disease across America, doctors and federal officials are trying to identify the cause of a mystery illness tied to e-cigarettes. Although the dead have largely been older, the wider outbreak is unusual in hitting young and otherwise healthy people. A recent study of 53 cases in Illinois and Wisconsin found the median age was just 19.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Vaped and confused”
United States September 14th 2019
- What to expect after John Bolton’s exit
- What a Republican victory in North Carolina means for 2020
- Beleaguered unions seek members beyond the factory floor
- New rules in California could reshape the gig economy
- A deadly outbreak casts a dark cloud over e-cigarettes
- Facebook has unleashed a new dating service
- A small Indiana town boosts its big architectural legacy
- A full-court press
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