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University of Utah: First Marker for Mysterious Vaping Illness Identified
September 07, 2019
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 7 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Utah issued the following news release:

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- Fat-laden cells in lungs assist with diagnosis

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Doctors have identified a previously unrecognized characteristic of the vaping-related respiratory illness that has been emerging in clusters across the U.S. in recent months. Within the lungs of these patients are large immune cells containing numerous oily droplets, called . . .

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