Tag: Vaping
Mass. Department of Health officials confirm state’s first vaping-related death
PROVIDENCE – Mass. Department of Health officials said a Hampshire County woman in her 60s who died from a vaping-associated lung injury is the...
RIDOH announces 120-day ban on flavored e-cigarette sales
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health announced Friday emergency health regulations immediately banning the sale of flavored e-cigarettes for 120 days.
During this period,...
State bans not enough to combat vaping
Tobacco. Heroin. Opiates. We didn’t know. Initially, we didn’t know that those substances would turn into addictions. The beauty turned into a beast. In...
CDC findings suggest link between THC products and vaping-related illnesses
PROVIDENCE – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new findings on its investigation into vaping-related illnesses that suggest tetrahydrocannabinol products play a...
Raimondo orders DOH to issue ban on flavored e-cigarettes
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Wednesday ordered the R.I. Department of Health to issue an emergency order banning the sale of flavored...
Five Questions With: Dr. Terrance Healey
Dr. Terrance Healey is a board-certified thoracic radiologist at Rhode Island Medical Imaging. He also serves as director of thoracic radiology at Rhode Island...
Too early to call e-cigs unsafe
Whether they’re warning us about the risks of fat, salt, alcohol or electronic cigarettes, public health authorities tend to mislead – with the best...
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