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Spike in young Aussies vaping despite knowing risks

Vaping rates among young Australians are increasing despite growing awareness of the harms associated with the practice, research finds.

AAP

“Popcorn Lung”: The Vaping Symptom Sending Texas Teens to the ER in 2026

We thought we had solved the vaping crisis years ago, but a dangerous resurgence is hitting Texas emergency rooms in 2026. Doctors are seeing a spike in teenagers presenting with severe respiratory distress, wheezing, and a dry cough that won’t go away. The diagnosis is terrifyingly familiar: bronchiolitis obliterans, commonly…

Budget and the Bees

When Vaping Shows Up in a Doctor's Office

Vaping usually sits in the same conversations about habits and health risks as traditional tobacco products, not medical prescriptions. That makes it easy to miss how the same technology is used under medical supervision. In regulated care, vaping can function as a delivery method shaped by clinical rules and evidence…

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Vaping safer than smoking – so why are people struggling to quit e-cigarettes?

With vaping now more common than smoking, experts explain addiction and what actually helps people quit

The Guardian - UK

A Love Letter To Putricia, Australia’s Unofficial Diva Of 2025 Who United The Internet

“All hail Putricia. The humble, vaping plant.”

Pedestrian.tv

Nicotine pouches offer huge promise—so long as the U.S. doesn’t repeat its mistake with vaping

Smoking cigarettes is making a comeback. The CEO of Sesh+ believes his product offers a less harmful alternative.

Fortune

Katie Price's Vaping Addiction Puts Her At Risk Of Popcorn Lung, Claims Habit Made Her Tooth Fall Out

Katie Price confessed she must quit vaping after sharing a diseased lung X-ray. Family fears 'popcorn lung' link, given her mother's terminal lung illness.

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How misinformation may be fuelling teen vaping

Vaping among teenagers is a growing global health problem.

The Conversation

8 reasons the government should not introduce oral nicotine pouches to NZ

It is now clear the government has failed to meet New Zealand’s smokefree goal of fewer than 5% of people from all population groups smoking by the end of this year.

The Conversation

Vaping thug ‘smashes victim’s eye socket’ in brutal Tube attack

British Transport Police released CCTV image after incident on District line train from Sloane Square

Evening Standard

‘Charli xcx Made It Cool Again’: Are We Seeing A Smoking Resurgence?

Smoking seems to have increased in pop-culture and now we're see a rise at home. Are they connected and how do we get our numbers back down?

Pedestrian.tv

Vaping might seem safer than smoking but your heart could tell a different story

You may have heard that vaping is the “safer” choice than smoking. But what if the very thing designed to protect your health also puts your heart at risk?

The Conversation

Vaping has slowed progress in cutting teen smoking in NZ – new study

Smoking rates among adults have declined in Aotearoa New Zealand over recent decades, from 18% smoking regularly in 2011/12 to 8% in 2023/24.

The Conversation

Smoke shops shut down a stone's throw from health HQ

Two stores allegedly selling illicit tobacco and vape products were operating metres from the offices of health officials attempting to curb the prolific issue.

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The Independent UK

Vaping is now more popular than smoking

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The Guardian - AU

First stores allegedly selling illegal tobacco shut down in Sydney as officials wield new powers

Health minister Ryan Park promises the two closures are ‘just the beginning’ as NSW tries to stem sharp rise in illicit cigarettes and vapes

International Business Times UK

Selena Gomez's Viral Vape Clip Triggers Cruel Lupus Comments After 'Botched Face' Video

Selena Gomez faces backlash after resurfaced vaping footage and a viral 'botched face' video spark renewed scrutiny over her health, lupus, and lifestyle choices.

The Conversation

How vaping primes the lungs for COVID damage

As colder months set in, respiratory infections begin to climb: everything from the common cold and flu to COVID. It’s a time when healthy lungs matter more than ever. Yet the very tissue that lets oxygen pass from air to blood is remarkably delicate, and habits such as vaping can…

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Evening Standard

Shops to require licence to sell vapes under proposed crackdown on rogue traders

A licensing system would ‘root out’ rogue operators and give enforcement officers stronger powers to shut them down, the Government said.

Reason

Oregon's E-Cigarette Censorship Is Unconstitutional—and Makes No Sense

Sometimes the state's rules require stores to cover almost the entire label of products—in places that don't even admit minors.

International Business Times UK

Fans Slam Selena Gomez After Taylor Swift Accidentally Films Her Vaping at Wedding

Selena Gomez sparks controversy after being caught vaping in a wedding video filmed by Taylor Swift. The clip, shared online, has triggered mixed reactions from fans and commentators.

Euronews

More than 100 million people vape worldwide in a ‘new wave of nicotine addiction,’ WHO says

While global smoking rates have fallen sharply, a new WHO report warning that vaping is fuelling a “new wave of nicotine addiction”.

The Independent UK

Vaping impact to be studied

Experts are going to examine 200 former smokers, with half switching to vapes as a quit aid.

Evening Standard

Gen Z will vape wherever they want and don't care who they piss off

Airplane toilets, funerals, Tube platforms, buses. Maddy Mussen on how her vape-obsessed cohort became ungovernable

The Independent UK

GP explains why vaping is so hard to give up

This is why walking away from vaping is often harder than expected

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