The NIOSH mobile unit plays an important role in the early detection of black lung disease. When caught early, steps can be taken to help prevent black lung from progressing to the most serious ...

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 ...

Thus, the calculation with race as a variable adjusts lung function by 10–15% for Black individuals and 4–6% for Asian individuals. However, this assumption and the resulting adjustments ...