He's the latest victim of a mysterious lung illness linked to vaping.
A man in his fifties has become the ninth person to die from smoking e-cigarettes in the US.
The latest victim died from a mysterious lung illness linked to vaping and was said to have 'underlying health issues.'
As of last week, the number of people hospitalised due to vaping related illnesses has reached 530.
The American Medical Organisation has urged Americans to stop using e-cigarettes and has called on doctors to inform patients about the dangers of vaping.
Meanwhile a leading heart consultant in Ireland has called for a ban on vaping and warned: “It’s more dangerous than smoking and booze combined.”
President of the International Society For Vascular Surgery, Prof Sherif Sultan, described e-cigarettes as “the disaster of the century”.
Prof Sultan, who is based in the Galway Clinic, is now calling on the Health Minister to ban the use of e-cigs immediately.
He told the Sunday Irish Mirror: “Simon Harris needs to step in now before it’s too late and ban them. He needs to follow in Donald Trump’s footsteps. When Micheal Martin brought in the smoking ban 15 years ago, it was the best thing that ever happened to our country.
“Now the Health Minister needs to do the same. This is an epidemic that must stop now.
“Vaping is more dangerous than smoking and alcohol combined. It is not safe.”
