Are E-Cig Injuries Exploding Upward?

Injuries from exploding e-cigarettes appear to be on the rise, according to a new analysis from a Seattle hospital. Over a nine-month period from October 2015 to June 2016, health care workers at the University of Washington Medical Center treated 15 patients for injuries from exploding e-cigarettes. For comparison, from 2009 to 2014, there were a total of 25 reports of injuries in the U.S. from these devices, the authors wrote in a letter published today (Oct. 5) in the New England Journal of M