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 ...

Black lung disability payments to miners have been shrinking. In 2024, the monthly payment for an individual was around $772 a month, or up to around $1,500 a month for households with three or ...

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.

“He reported the lung function results were slightly lower in the Black population in the U.S. compared to the white ...

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 ...