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Monday Nov 25, 2019
#5 - Dr. Ilona Jaspers: Vaping and Associated Lung Disorders
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Monday Nov 25, 2019
I'm Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today’s WELL source is Dr. Ilona Jaspers. Dr. Jaspers has more than 15 years of experience as a professor of pediatrics, microbiology and immunology, and environmental sciences and engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She specializes in the effects of ambient air pollutants on respiratory immune disfunction.
In today’s show, Dr. Jaspers shares:
- A general understanding of vaping
- Amount of nicotine and other contaminants in e-cigarettes
- Clinical manifestations of vaping
- Vaping plant-based products vs. oils
- Vaping associated lung injuries & common symptoms
- Individual differences in the harmful effects of vaping
- Regulations on vaping
- Impacts of secondhand e-cigarette exposure
- Prevention strategies for parents
- Resource: Cessation Resources
- Resource: American Academy for Pediatrics Prevention Toolkit
- Resource: Vaping likely has dangers that could take years for scientists to even know about
- Resource: Podcast: Inside the Mysterious Lung Illness Linked to Vaping
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