Vapeboss – Conducted by a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Stanford University, Stanford, CA, the study titled, "The impact of vaping on respiratory health," concluded that vaping "is not without risk."

One factor leading to this conclusion was the literature on the EVALI outbreak, although it has been confirmed that illicit cartridges containing Vitamin E Acetate were the cause of the outbreak, not vaping itself.

Another recent study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society reported that EVALI lung injury, which again was inaccurately attributed by the authors to vaping, can lead to long-term respiratory problems, cognitive impairment, and mental health issues.

Study inaccurately links EVALI to vaping

Titled, “Prospective Assessment of Long-Term Outcomes of Patients with E-cigarette or Vaping-associated Lung Injury (EVALI),” the study said that the long-term impacts of e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI) can last for a year or more. “Even at 12 months after EVALI diagnosis, the majority of our patients still had serious residual effects,” said lead study author Dr. Denitza Blagev.

The study followed 73 EVALI patients with an average age of 31 years who were treated at Intermountain Healthcare or the University of Utah Health. Participants were followed up after 12 months between July 2020 and August 2021.

The research team found that at the 12-month follow-up, 48% of patients still experienced respiratory problems and about a quarter reported significant shortness of breath. A total of 59% experienced mental disorders, namely anxiety, depression, and 62% experienced post-traumatic stress. Once again, unfortunately, the authors failed to highlight that the injuries were not actually caused by regular, legal e-cigarettes but by unregulated products.

Source: Vapingpost