A significant finding in black lung research was published today in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. The letter (which is embedded below) was…
Yesterday National Public Radio ran a piece by Howard Berkes following up on his important reporting from earlier this year about the alarming resurgence of severe…
Researchers are trying to better understand the resurgence of severe black lung among American coal miners. A study—”Radiographic Disease Progression in Contemporary US Coal Miners with…
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…
I have been slow to post about a recent piece of medical research about the increasing rates of lung transplants for miners with black lung. Initially,…
In a recent statement, the head of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Joe Main, said that black lung is “widespread and underreported.“ Main…
Important news in the black lung benefits system: The federal government has created an interagency program to revoke the “B-Reader” certification of biased physicians. Background NIOSH’s…
Two researchers with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Division of Respiratory Disease Studies have conducted a literature review concerning the lung diseases related…
Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Robert Casey (D-PA) plan to introduce a bill to ensure that miners receive fairer treatment when pursuing benefits claims. According to the…
New research from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has found that the rate of the most severe form of black lung among…