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- How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country – DNyuz
Miners who have come for an initial exam — the first step in the process to prove they have black lung and are owed benefits — get an X-ray and a breathing test and then climb on a treadmill or an exercise bike to determine their blood oxygen level Dr Harris’s desire to do this work makes him a rarity
- Black Lung Returns To Coal Country - NPR
July 19, 2018 • In central Appalachia, one in five working coal miners with at least 25 years experience underground now suffers from the deadly disease black lung, according to a new study A
- Black Lung Disease Back and Worse Than Before, Inside . . .
Across Appalachia, thousands of coal miners have suffered from black lung disease In the 1960s, miners organized a movement to end the chronic condition They convinced Congress to pass new laws that were supposed to make black lung a thing of the past Today, conditions underground have changed, and the disease has come roaring back
- Black lung is back: Disease’s deadliest form sees ten-fold . . .
After a career in the mines, Michael Williams, 62, now lives with an advanced stage of black lung Williams, a resident of the small town of McRoberts, Ky , is among a growing number of people
- Appalachia Pulmonologist Treats Coal Miners Affected by Black . . .
(Photo courtesy of Drew Harris) The incidence of so-called “black lung disease” has been roaring back due to mechanized coal extraction technology, a pulmonologist says Virginia pulmonologist Drew Harris, MD, has spent much of his career treating patients in the coalfields of rural Appalachia
- The Return of Black Lung - Non Profit News - Nonprofit Quarterly
Black lung fell to an all-time low in the 1990s But the disease is back, impacting more and younger miners than ever before Can a new proposed law curb its spread?
- Why Black Lung Is Rising in Coal Country - The Journal. - WSJ . . .
Black lung, a devastating illness caused by prolonged exposure to dust, has made a comeback in the past two decades after hitting a low in the 1990s One in five coal miners in Central Appalachia
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