NPR Story Highlights Four Important Studies About Resurgence of Black Lung Disease
Yesterday, NPR published another article in its series on the recent resurgence of black lung among American coal miners. The piece by Howard Berkes (with help…
Detailed Smithsonian.com Article: “Why Black Lung Disease Is Deadlier Than Ever Before”
A couple days ago, Smithsonian.com published a detailed article about the recent resurgence of black lung. The well-done article, titled “Why Black Lung Disease Is Deadlier…
NIOSH Article and NPR Story on Surging Rate of Complicated CWP
Two big pieces of news regarding black lung today. First, the Center for Disease Control has published an article “Resurgence of Progressive Massive Fibrosis in Coal…
Two Medical Literature Reviews on Coal Mine Dust Lung Disease
Two medical journal recently published articles that both provide reviews of the scientific literature on Coal Mine Dust Lung Disease (CMDLD): the umbrella term for lung…
Environmental Health Perspectives publishes article: “A Scourge Returns: Black Lung in Appalachia”
The resurgence of black lung has made the cover of Environmental Health Perspectives, a widely-read journal published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.…
Important Medical Study Clearly Finds that Simple Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis is Associated with Reduced Lung Function
Medical researchers have proven a fact largely recognized by black lung benefits practitioners but previously underappreciated by the medical literature: “simple” coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) is…