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Senators Introduce Amendment Aimed at Boosting Black Lung Screening Participation
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators have introduced a provision that aims to boost participation in black lung detection programs.Virginia Democrat Sen.…
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, is providing free Black Lung exams in four West Virginia towns.NIOSH’s Mobile…
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At the age of 38, a coal miner named Mackie Branham Jr. was diagnosed with progressive massive fibrosis, a debilitating and terminal form of an illness…
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The week a healthcare worker in West Virginia completes his 21-day monitoring period after a month in Liberia.Scott Laney - Epidemiologist…
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