How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country In coal mining communities, black lung has long been considered an “old man’s disease,” one to be almost expected after enough years underground But his son was diagnosed much younger, at
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
As black lung increases in Wyoming, some worry federal cuts . . . The public data that researchers provided shows which parts of the country have higher rates of black lung, which has become resurgent as coal seams become thinner and more miners drill into sandstone
Appalachia Pulmonologist Treats Coal Miners Affected by Black . . . Virginia pulmonologist Drew Harris, MD, has spent much of his career treating patients in the coalfields of rural Appalachia Over that time, the incidence of so-called “black lung disease” — a common scourge that often plagued coal miners of the 1960s and 1970s — has dropped dramatically
Black lung resurges in Appalachian coal country; mining cos . . . A new report by the Center for Public Integrity and National Public Radio shows that black lung is back in Appalachia coal mining country, especially the most severe form of the disease, and it's occurring in miners who are younger and younger