Doctors link vaping to rare hard-metal lung disease | The Malaysian Insight

WHO warns that electronic smoking devices ‘are undoubtedly harmful’ and should be regulated. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, December 5, 2019.

DOCTORS treating a patient with a rare lung disease usually caused by exposure to industrial metals said it may be the first case linked to vaping. Electronic cigarettes are sold as safer alternatives to traditional tobacco products and as aids to stop smoking. But, they have been implicated in a growing number of recent deaths and health alerts, especially in the US.

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