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Dr. Vanessa Govender and Dr. Carl Werntz might live an ocean apart, but the physicians care for a common population: miners. As occupational medicine specialists, Govender, of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Werntz, of Morgantown, evaluate miners to determine if they’re eligible for benefits for pneumoconiosis, or black lung disease. Earlier this week, Govender visited Werntz […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), joined by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and John Fetterman (D-PA), urged the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate the adequacy of black lung benefits to meet the income and health care needs of disabled […]
March 06, 2023 Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) led a group of seven Senators in urging Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro to conduct a study to evaluate the adequacy of current black lung benefits in meeting income and healthcare needs of disabled miners and their families. The study […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), joined by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and John Fetterman (D-PA), urged the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate the adequacy of black lung benefits to meet the income and health care needs of disabled […]
The Evansville public library hosting black lung event to help those affected by coal mining The U.S. Department of Labor is hosting a lung outreach event for former and current coal miners and even survivors medically impacted by the harsh effects. This event will take place at the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library […]
Why? In part because women and Black people tend to develop the disease at younger ages and at lower levels of tobacco exposure, corresponding author Dr. Raymond Uyiosa Osarogiagbon of the Baptist Cancer Center in Memphis said in a statement released by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). “[Our study […]
U.S. DOL launches black lung regulations awareness initiative WV News Source link
Narjust Florez (Duma), MD, discusses the alarming regularity of disparities in lung cancer care, the elements that perpetuate them, and ways to address them on an individual and institutional level. Individual and institutional accountability will create lasting foundations for systemic change against deeply rooted disparities in lung cancer care, according to Narjust Florez (Duma), MD. […]
Substantial proportion of Black adults with ‘normal’ spirometry have emphysema on CT scans Over three million people in the U.S. have emphysema, one of the most preventable respiratory illnesses Under-recognizing emphysema could lead to a lack of follow-up visits, continuation of smoking and failure to partake in other preventive measures Doctors should consider ordering CT […]
COAL: Federal regulators announce they’ll crack down on coal mines that expose workers to harmful levels of silica dust after a recent study confirmed its connection to black lung disease. (Ohio Valley ReSource, West Virginia Public Broadcasting) UTILITIES:• Memphis, Tennessee, moves . . .