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While fatal accidents have fallen over the years, cases of black lung disease resurged in the last two decades.
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Institute staff routinely visited mines and rural communities to offer free screenings and speak at public meetings about black lung disease and other workplace health issues.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025
One of the divisions that was cut completely within NIOSH was responsible for monitoring safety in the coal industry, including medical care like chest x-rays to screen for black lung disease in areas like West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
—Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
For example, biomedical scientists and clinicians trained by NIH grants are addressing locally relevant issues such as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, commonly known as black lung disease, which occurs when coal dust is inhaled.
—Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Institute staff routinely visited mines and rural communities to offer free screenings and speak at public meetings about black lung disease and other workplace health issues.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025
One of the divisions that was cut completely within NIOSH was responsible for monitoring safety in the coal industry, including medical care like chest x-rays to screen for black lung disease in areas like West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
—Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
For example, biomedical scientists and clinicians trained by NIH grants are addressing locally relevant issues such as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, commonly known as black lung disease, which occurs when coal dust is inhaled.
—Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Black lung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20lung. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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