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U.S. Surpasses 4 Million COVID-19 Cases

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U.S. Surpasses 4 Million COVID-19 Cases

    July 24, 2020 — The U.S. has now reported more than 4 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, nearly doubling the second-highest count of 2.2 million cases in Brazil. States in the South and West continue to report record-high numbers of cases, particularly around the Gulf … Read more

Teen vaping research is a priority as marijuana and nicotine use surge | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine

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Teen vaping research is a priority as marijuana and nicotine use surge | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine

Vaping has led to a dramatic rise in nicotine and marijuana use among young people in recent years. Marijuana vaping among 12th graders, for instance, nearly doubled from 2018 to 2019, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Vaping involves inhaling an aerosol, or vapor, that may contain addictive drugs, including nicotine or … Read more