Lung Disease

• Health unit raising concerns over alarming number of teens vaping in Simcoe Muskoka

  The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is speaking out about the alarming number of teens in the Simcoe Muskoka area who have started vaping.

  Health

  Sep 21
  
• Higher pollution levels: Calgary area under special air quality statement

  The weather agency said "stagnant weather conditions are creating elevated pollution levels" that are expected to improve overnight.

  Canada

  Mar 13
  
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• Study to explore potential long-term health effects of vaping in young people

  According to the study's researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax, nearly 15 per cent of youth in Canada use vapes regularly

  Health

  Oct 25, 2022
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• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit investigates cluster of Legionnaires’ disease

  The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is currently investigating 19 cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the Orillia, Ont., area.

  Health

  Oct 7, 2022
• Advocates push for equal access to oxygen for Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness month

  A Nova Scotia senior has made it his mission to draw attention to critical gaps in the health-care system following a life-saving procedure two years ago.

  Health

  Sep 21, 2022
• London, Ont. researchers say new protein could identify deadly lung diseases sooner

  Specifically, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is one of the most serious and common types of interstitial lung disease (ILD), mostly occurring in patients 60 and older.

  Health

  Jul 27, 2022
• Regina couple with cystic fibrosis ‘frustrated’ with province’s handling of COVID-19 pandemic

  Cassandra and Dillon Bumpus have been in isolation since March 2020 due to their life-long and incurable diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. 

  Health

  Nov 2, 2021
• Man continues 500-kilometre walk through Alberta despite poor air quality: ‘I’m exhausted’

  "You don't realize how thick it is, with a healthy set of lungs... My eyes are burning. My throat doesn’t feel right. It’s all from the smoke."

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2021
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• B.C. looking to buy air purifiers for smoke relief in wildfire-affected communities

  The province has put out a request for contract bids, amid concerns the wildfire season and COVID-19 could combine to cause serious health issues.

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  Jun 7, 2020
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• Vaping increases risk of developing lung conditions by a third, study finds

  The study found that e-cigarettes increased the risk of lung disease by a third compared with those who never smoked or vaped. And the risk was even higher among adults who used both e-cigarettes and smoked tobacco.

  Health

  Dec 17, 2019