The increased drilling generates deadly silica dust and has caused severe forms of pneumoconiosis, better known as black lung disease, even among younger miners, some in their 30s and 40s.

The benefit payments miners sick with black lung disease receive are not keeping pace with the cost of living, a new analysis showed. Current monthly benefits for a miner and one dependent in 2024 ...

Though black phlegm is not always a cause for concern, it could be a sign of lung cancer or exposure to a pollutant. Figuring out the cause will help the doctor recommend the best course of treatment.

Staff reportThe Chronicle-News The University of New Mexico is increasing healthcare access for miners battling black lung disease by partnering with rural clinics like Miners’… Login to continue read ...

Carbon County has a long history in coal mining. For hundreds of years, the region, which is known as the Coal Region, has been a large source of anthracite coal to heat homes, power operations and ...

Harms of race-specific lung function calculations extend to asthma and treatment, particularly in Black children.

ATLANTA — Lung cancer remains one of the deadliest diseases in the United States, and Black Americans are disproportionately affected. Black Americans are 16% more likely to die from lung cancer ...