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contactFeb 22, 2018 ... Hundreds of cases of advanced black lung disease have been found among miners in Central Appalachia, even as the Trump administration...
contactJune 4, 2018 • A federal trust fund for coal miners who have the deadly disease black lung could run up a $15 billion deficit if a planned funding cut happens at...
contactMar 16, 2018 ... Epidemiologists have linked the new wave of black lung cases to breathing in more silica dust, likely the result of a long-term shift to mining...
contactMay 22, 2018 ... Researchers have been “astounded” to discover a resurgence in the deadliest form of black lung disease in American miners – an industry that...
contactFeb 16, 2018 ... A study suggests new cases of severe black lung disease are increasing. ... We have noticed increased severity of disease in patients in the...
contactFeb 23, 2018 ... Black lung disease, also known as coal workers' pneumoconiosis, ... New York Times, "scientists have linked the new wave of lung disease to...
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contactUnlike other respiratory conditions that have multiple causes, black lung disease has only one trigger: the prolonged inhalation of coal mine dust. Indeed, black...
contactFeb 7, 2018 ... An epidemic of severe and rapidly progressive black lung disease is ... highest disease levels that doctors have ever reported, according to a...
contactJun 4, 2018 ... A US federal fund that helps coal miners sickened with black lung ... A report finds that by 2050, the fund might have to borrow more than $15...
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contactFeb 7, 2018 ... Now, epidemiologists at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health say they've found the largest cluster of advanced black lung...
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contactThe disease is commonly known as “Black lung” because those diagnosed with it typically have lungs which look black instead of the pink associated with...
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contactMay 2, 2018 ... While black lung disease may seem like a health crisis of the past, recent reports have revealed a surprising resurgence in severe cases of...
contactApr 19, 2018 ... The new law comes at a time when more than 2,000 cases of advanced black lung disease have been diagnosed in Kentucky, Virginia and...
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contactApr 4, 2018 ... Last week, the Kentucky legislature passed a bill that will make it harder for coal miners to get diagnosed with, and treated for, black lung: a...
contactMar 3, 2016 ... On the eve of a Senate inquiry, the Queensland coal mining union has estimated up to 1,000 coal miners could have black lung.
contactA new NPR study finds miners are suffering from the most advanced form of lung disease.
contactNov 28, 2016 ... Now some worry he will take away miners' black lung benefits .... with Obamacare, and miners have advocates in the House and the Senate.
contactNov 1, 2013 ... Nineteen years after he first filed for federal black lung benefits, .... Since then, scientific advances have shown that breathing coal dust can...
contactDec 21, 2016 ... Laney and other black lung experts believe thinner coal seams in Appalachia are probably to blame. The thin seams that remain have coal...
contactFeb 25, 2017 ... It sounds like a thing of the past: Coal miners contract lung disease after toiling for years underground and then run into barriers trying to get...
contactJun 8, 2016 ... Retired coal miner Flip Wilson suffers from black lung disease but .... “The coal companies don't care if you get black lung or not,” Wilson said.
contactJan 15, 2017 ... Gary Hairston, a black lung patient and former coal miner, wears one ... that make it easier for coal miners to get federal benefits for black lung.
contactSep 19, 2016 ... How is black lung diagnosed? We'll ask questions to determine if you've had a long and regular exposure to coal dust, conduct breathing tests,...
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