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WI officials urge residents to quit e-cigs

Amid a nationwide spike in severe lung illnesses, Milwaukee's health department issued an alert telling people to stop using e-cigarettes immediately. There are 16 confirmed cases of chemical pneumonia in Wisconsin, and health officials say all of the patients reported using e-cigarettes or vaping marijuana. Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control says it's looking into nearly 200 possible cases, reported in 22 states, of severe lung disease that may be tied to e-cigarette use.

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Possible link between e-cigs and lung disease

There are new warnings this morning about a possible link between severe lung disease in teenagers and e-cigarettes and vaping. Minnesota is now the third state where serious lung injuries have been reported in the last month. Four cases in the state involved 16- to 18-year-old teenagers. CBS News spoke with the chief medical officer at Children's Minnesota, who described a pattern of cases with a similar but unusual path. Anna Werner reports.

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