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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) black lung screenings for coal miners will start in April ...

A growing number of employees who prepare quartz countertops are coming down with silicosis. “We’re terrible at banning ...

Lung disease is a silent and often deadly threat that lurks in the lives of smokers. For many, smoking is a habit formed over years, becoming a part of their daily routine. However, the consequences ...

AN investigation has been launched after a cluster of people were struck down by a deadly lung disease that spreads in dirty ...

DLCO declined earliest, falling measurably about 10 years before the defined onset. By five years before onset, DLCO had ...

Black Lung Disease is a topic and medical condition you hear about often from coal miners. However, the condition, and its consequences, are not going away any time ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Members of the central Ohio community gathered at Ohio Stadium Sunday to support clean air and lung ...

Just one month ago, doctors diagnosed him with stage four pulmonary fibrosis, a serious lung disease that makes it difficult for the lungs to function properly. “No cure. The only cure is an organ ...

DOCTOR, WHEN YOU GET SICK, WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE CERTAIN LUNG RELATED SYMPTOMS THAN MEN. JOINING US THIS MORNING WITH MORE IS MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PULMONOLOGIST DOCTOR ANTHONY ROWE. GOOD ...