Health

The problem with Google’s health care ambitions is that no one knows where they end

By James Vincent November 12

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Google reveals ‘Project Nightingale’ after being accused of secretly gathering personal health records

By Mary Beth Griggs November 11

CDC announces breakthrough in vaping lung injury investigation

By Mary Beth Griggs November 8

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Trump suggests raising the vaping age to 21 ‘or so’

By Mary Beth Griggs November 8

San Francisco proceeds with e-cigarette sales ban after decisive vote

By Mary Beth Griggs November 6

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Vaping is still on the rise in high schools

By Justine Calma November 5

A former SVP at Juul is suing the company for shipping 1 million contaminated pods

By Bijan Stephen October 30

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The world’s first poop database needs your help

By Justine Calma October 29

Facebook’s new Preventive Health tool pushes people to advocate for their health

By Mary Beth Griggs October 28

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California’s blackouts reveal health care’s fragile power system

Providing health care when electricity isn’t a guarantee

By Nicole Wetsman October 28

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Everything you ever wanted to know about the vaping health crisis

By Mary Beth Griggs October 25

Vaping lung death toll hits 26 as CDC investigation continues

Nearly 1,300 lung injury cases reported

By Mary Beth Griggs October 10

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19 Updates

Vaping health crisis: the latest on lung injuries, exploding e-cigs, and seizures

By Verge Staff October 10

Don’t use THC vapes, FDA says, as lung injury death toll increases

By Nick Statt October 4

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Juul halts advertising in United States, replaces CEO

By Mary Beth Griggs September 25

Amazon is now offering virtual health care to its employees

By Mary Beth Griggs September 24

Juul is under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors

By Makena Kelly September 23

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Walmart says it will stop selling e-cigarettes

By Adi Robertson September 20

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Banning flavored vapes won’t stop deadly lung disease

By Nicole Wetsman September 19

CBS, Viacom, and WarnerMedia ban e-cigarette advertisements amid vaping health crisis

By Nick Statt September 18

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India bans e-cigarette sales and says there’s an ‘epidemic’ of kids vaping

By Adi Robertson September 18

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CNN will stop running Juul and other e-cigarette ads after vaping deaths

By Adi Robertson September 13

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Google’s new addiction recovery website is more useful than a Google search

By Dieter Bohn September 12

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People are throwing their Juuls out windows and drenching them in water just to quit

By Ashley Carman September 11

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Trump calls on FDA to ban all flavored vapes after mystery lung illness

By Makena Kelly September 11

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Dangerous results from unproven stem cell treatments led to Google ad ban

By Max Levy September 11

Chemical contaminant identified as ‘key focus’ of investigation into vaping illness

By Justine Calma September 5

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Michigan becomes the first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes

By Mary Beth Griggs September 4

Possible Juul link to seizures kicks off FDA investigation

By Mary Beth Griggs August 29

The FTC is reportedly investigating Juul Labs over its marketing practices

By Ashley Carman August 29

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Samsung apologizes for asking women’s sex toy company to hide product at women in tech event

By Jacob Kastrenakes August 28

Pinterest will now surface reliable, science-based information when people search for vaccine-related terms

By Ashley Carman August 28