BLUEFIELD, WV (WVNS) – Black Lung Disease is a topic and medical condition you hear about often from coal miners. However, the condition, and its consequences, are not going away any time soon. Many ...

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Black lung is a devastating disease that has plagued Southwest Virginia for years. Between 2020-2025 Stone Mountain Health Services says 14% of miners seen at the clinic were diagnosed with ...

BECKLEY — Coal miners in southern West Virginia will have several opportunities next week to receive free, confidential health screenings for black lung disease through a federal mobile health program ...

The federal program begins its 21st year of providing free, confidential black lung testing across six states to support early disease detection. NIOSH will begin its 2026 circuit of mobile health ...

SEER–Medicare analysis showed persistent adjusted racial gaps in curative-intent treatment for early-stage NSCLC, with Black patients less likely to receive surgery or radiotherapy across 2005–2019.

NIOSH is offering free screenings to help coal miners identify black lung disease early and track respiratory health impacts from coal mine dust exposure. Federal safety officials are encouraging coal ...

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Colino is a contributor for TIME. Radiologist showing tomography scan of a patient's lungs over of CT machine. Treatment of lung diseases, pneumonia, coronavirus, covid, cancer, tuberculosis ...