Category: Hasmeena Kathuria

A new vaping product, the GeekVape Nano 3, offers a toggle switch that goes from one mode – in which the aerosol is first drawn into the mouth before being inhaled into the lungs – to a second mode that allows up to fivefold greater device airflow capacity. The company promises “bolder flavor and bigger …

A new product that concerns public health leaders is a device that resembles a pocket watch with a touchscreen akin to an Apple watch. It also contains nicotine. It’s a vaping device called Vaporesso Nano 5. Source: Vaporesso.com The company shows young adults using the product and markets the design options (such as “Yellow Satin,” …

A new product available online that could affect public health is Mint Mates, a product from 7 Daze. They’re mints that look like breath fresheners or candy but also include nicotine. The products come in containers with 40 mints and are available in flavors such as grape, mango, menthol, spearmint and strawberry, and in either …

Some vape companies, such as UT, market their products as “stress relief.” According to research by Truth Initiative, during the pandemic, 81% of young people who started vaping did so to try to lessen feelings of stress, anxiety or depression. More than half of individuals who use e-cigarettes say they vape to cope. “Vaping was something I would …

Above: UW-CTRI Director Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria and colleagues presented their poster at the American Thoracic Society 2026 Annual Meeting. The poster was called, “Opening the black box of engagement in smoking cessation research: How co-design engaged and empowered people who smoke.” They found that when community health workers and patients collaborated to co-design ways to …

Vaping companies have tried to make their devices irresistible to customers through the use of nicotine, flavors, touch screens and devices that offer as many as 100,000 puffs. Until now, the only thing that seemed capable of forcing users to stop vaping was the battery running out. Now, companies have created “passthrough” charging, meaning customers …

Teens and adults who vape can now switch between flavors without having to change a cartridge. The new products, generally called switch vapes, allow customers to toggle between two flavors in the same device. These flavors are sold in self-contained, pre-packaged pods. Other devices use refillable pods. Users can empty one flavor and switch to another; …