Since Aug. 16, at least six people have been admitted to Cone Health facilities with a severe lung illness associated with electronic-cigarette use, also known as vaping, hospital officials said Tuesday. Although all of them have recovered, Dr. Murali Ramaswamy said that the illness is life-threatening and that one of the patients was put on…
Cone Health officials confirm someone has died from a vape-related death in Greensboro. Cone Health says the patient died yesterday. Although the person died at a Greensboro hospital, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) said the patient was a Virginia resident. The department sent the following statement to WFMY News 2’s…
As flu season approaches, doctors fear more young adults will die of vaping-related illnesses. With lungs already damaged by vaping, patients could face higher risks of complications from influenza. Even as doctors fear the flu will drive more patients to the emergency room, doctors don’t know the long-term consequences of the vaping-related illness. Nor can…
Sitting at a computer at Wesley Long Hospital, Dr. Muraly Ramaswamy pulls up an x-ray of a patient diagnosed with a vaping-related illness. Ramaswamy, a pulmonary and critical care specialist, said that health officials diagnose patients with vaping-related illnesses after ruling out other potential causes of inflammation, including infection or autoimmune disease. “While there are…