Weve likely all heard about the health risks associated with being a heavy smoker
Despite the appeal of so-called e-cigarettes, we dont know enough about their safety or effectiveness to give them the green light
(At Cleveland Clinic, lungs that appear without pathology, regardless of the donors smoking or substance use history, may be used for transplant.) Thus, the dataset did not include lungs rejected at the initial evaluation or that were ultimately not transplanted after being seen on site
This new evidence also suggests that [because of vaping] we may see an increase in respiratory disease as youth and young adults age into midlife, including asthma, COPD, and other respiratory conditions. This work was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the US Food and Drug Administrations Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), and an American Lung Association Public Policy Research Award.