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A new study that found high levels of heavy metals in popular nicotine vapes adds to concerns about the products. By Dani Blum When vapes started to become popular in the mid-2010s, the tiny ...

Recent testing by a Virginia Commonwealth University forensic toxicology research lab is uncovering the hidden dangers of vapes and cannabis products used by more than a million school-age children ...

It is a popular belief that vaping is a safer alternative to smoking cigarettes, and the number of its users, particularly among youngsters, has increased across the world. Vaping, also known as ...

Vaping has been linked to a string of recent deaths and hundreds of cases of lung injury. Here's what we know about how bad it is for public health. Read more.

Andrew Waa receives funding from the University of Otago and Health Research Council NZ. He is a co-director of ASPIRE Aotearoa and a member of Te Rōpū Tupeka Kore. Becky Freeman is an expert advisor ...