In healthy young adults with normal spirometry, e-cigarette users and conventional cigarette smokers had similar poorer exercise capacity and vascular function vs. never vapers/smokers, according to findings published in ERJ Open Research.
“This work is the first of its kind to identify reduced vascular function, ventilation efficiency and exercise capacity in people who vape and never smoked,” Azmy Faisal, PhD, senior lecturer of cardiorespiratory physiology at Manchester Metropolitan University and principal investigator of the study, told Healio.
“The consequences of this finding are

Multiple human factors improved following revision of the packaging design and instructions for use on Anaphylm sublingual epinephrine film, according to topline results.
As Healio previously reported, the FDA cited concerns about human factors in the use of Aquestive Therapeutics’ Anaphylm (dibutepinephrine) for anaphylaxis and other type 1 allergic reactions in its complete response letter to the company’s new drug application in late January.
“Following receipt of the FDA’s complete response letter in January 2026, we worked closely with the agency to better understand and address the human

Antibodies transferred across the placenta protect newborns against pertussis, flu, and RSV during the weeks before infant vaccination can start.

A commentary reviews the DECAF trial, where AFib patients who drank daily coffee had 39 percent lower recurrence than those who abstained.

A Vanderbilt physician explains why summer heat and UV light may accelerate plastic breakdown and what remains unknown about the health risks of microplastics.

AbCellera reports that a single injection reduced moderate-to-severe hot flashes by 83% at 4 weeks in a Phase 2 trial of 92 postmenopausal women.

Definium says a single dose of its LSD tablet cut anxiety scores by 5.4 points more than placebo at 12 weeks in a 214-person Phase 3 trial.

Federal safety officials say age is not the sole predictor of driving ability. Vision, reaction time, medications, and cognition matter more.

Checking the organ donor box does not enroll anyone in a body donation program, and several conditions can make a donation ineligible at death.

The Navy relieved Capt. Mathew Loe at Lemoore, citing loss of confidence. The command serves more than 32,000 beneficiaries in California.