#6-24E. Vaping and Asthma Across the Lifespan: Risks and Clinical Implications (JACI, 2026)

As electronic cigarette use continues to rise across all age groups, understanding its respiratory hazards is crucial for clinical practice. This narrative review highlights growing evidence that e-cigarette exposure—both primary and secondhand—worsens asthma control, exacerbates airway inflammation, and increases symptom frequency from childhood to adulthood. However, because most human studies rely on cross-sectional survey data without objective lung function tests or biomarker measurements, establishing direct causality remains challenging. For practicing physicians, routine screening and proactively counseling patients with asthma against vaping are essential steps to protect lung health and optimize disease management.

Citation: Kimberly Pereira, Franziska Rosser, Yueh-Ying Han, Ilona Jaspers, Laura E. Crotty Alexander, Juan C. Celedón. Use of electronic cigarettes and asthma across the lifespan. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2026.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2026.07.009

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