Kansas health officials confirmed a second death in the state tied to vaping, bringing the death toll in the U.S. to nine.
State health officials said the specifics regarding the type of e-cigarette product, device, and substances he used were unknown.
"The diagnosing physician reported that the patient had recently begun using e-cigarettes prior to the onset of the symptoms and prior to hospitalization," said Dr. Farah Ahmen, a state epidemiologist. Of the nine cases in Kansas, five are male and four are female, ranging in age from 17 to 67 years old. Five of hte surviving patients have been released from the hospital and two remain hospitalized.
"We know that in vaping solutions, there's oils like Vitamin E acetate which is the one that's thought to be probably contributing, there's heavy metals, there's poisons," Dr. Norman said. "And we know that it looks like an oil infused into the lungs that is causing this, but the compound has not been 100% identified."
More than half of the total 530 patients have been under the age of 25, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionThe House Oversight and Reform Committee's panel on consumer products has scheduled a hearing on the illnesses Tuesday. Dr. Anne Schuchat, who's overseeing the investigation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is scheduled to testify along with Dr. Ngozi O. Ezike, the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health; Dr.
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