Preliminary findings link long-term vaping to persistent changes in lung function

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Long-term vaping in young people may induce persistent changes in lung function, suggest preliminary findings published online in the journal Tobacco Control. Further research is needed, emphasize the researchers. But the cumulative effects might heighten the risk of life-limiting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a hallmark of which is loss of lung function—and specifically, a…

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