Nation ‘Something has changed’: People have been vaping for years but now they’re dying. Could it be the devices? October 23, 2019October 23, 2019Trevor Hughes and Jayne O'Donnell, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Something has changed’: People have been vaping for years but now they’re dying. Could it be the devices? Government doctors and scientists are racing to uncover the cause of the nation's lung illness outbreak related to vaping.