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Lung Disease • April 12, 2022, 9:44 p.m.

What is causing the rise in black lung disease?

Silica exposure is a driving force behind rising rates of coal workers' pneumoconiosis, according to a new study that compared the pathology and mineralogy of the disease across generations. The study offers scientific evidence explaining why progressive massive fibrosis, the most severe form of black lung disease, is occurring more frequently and among younger coal workers in West Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky.

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Lung Disease • March 29, 2022, 7:22 p.m.

Lung damage may persist long after COVID-19 pneumonia

Lung Disease • March 18, 2022, 11:49 p.m.

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Lung Disease • March 16, 2022, 10:50 a.m.

'Long COVID' linked to lasting airways disease

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