Your mouth is truly resilient; it’s one of the fastest healing parts of your body. But like anything in life, the mouth and everything it includes can only take so much trauma before developing ...

Research shows that vaping may cause a wealth of problems for young people. A recent study found that children who vaped were more likely to go on to be smokers, be diagnosed with asthma and have poor ...

When e-liquids are heated in a vaping device, they produce an aerosol that users inhale. This aerosol contains numerous harmful chemicals, including formaldehyde, acrolein, and volatile organic ...

More than 5.6 million people in Great Britain are thought to be using e-cigarettes, also known as vapes, according to the public health charity Ash as of 2024. Among vapers, one in ten are also ...

Vaping has emerged in the last few years as a safer alternative to smoking. But health experts emphasize that "safer" doesn't mean "safe" — especially for people who don't already smoke. "Existing ...

Vaping is on the rise among teenagers, leading to youth who have never smoked experiencing lung illness and nicotine addiction. Doctors say parent intervention is crucial to help reduce use. But what ...

Becky Freeman is an Expert Advisor to the Cancer Council Tobacco Issues Committee and a member of the Cancer Institute Vaping Communications Advisory Panel. These are unpaid roles. She has received ...

One of the main biological reasons that makes vaping so difficult to give up is the addictive nature of nicotine, explains the GP.