Doctors Say Vaping Caused Texas Teen’s Lungs to Fail

Doctors Say Vaping Caused Texas Teen’s Lungs to Fail
E-cigarettes appear on display at Vape store in Chicago on April 23, 2014. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
Tom Ozimek
By Tom Ozimek, Reporter
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A Texas 17-year-old in Texas is recovering following a weeks-long hospital stay after doctors in Fort Worth determined excessive vaping likely caused the teen’s lungs to fail.

Tryston Zohfeld was taken to Cook Children’s in Fort Worth on July 26 after an X-ray showed a blockage in his lungs, WFAA reported. He was hospitalized for 18 days.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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