Vaping could pose long-term danger to the heart, medic warns

Vaping from electronic cigarettes could be as bad for the heart as smoking the real thing, scientists warn.

A study found a typical vaping session causes similar damage to the main artery in the heart as that suffered by those who smoked cigarettes.

The findings appear to fly in the face of advice from Public Health England (PHE), which last year said vaping is 95% less harmful than tobacco and called for GPs to be able to prescribe e-cigarettes on the NHS to help people quit smoking.