National Jewish Health Doctors Identify Health Disparities for Indigenous Coal Miners With Black Lung Disease
November 03, 2023
November 03, 2023
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 3 -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release:
Researchers at National Jewish Health found that Indigenous coal miners may develop disabling black lung disease but are less likely to qualify for medical benefits using currently required lung function standards rather than standards specific to Indigenous populations.
Black lung (also called coal worker's pneumoconiosis) is a debilitating respiratory illness . . .
Researchers at National Jewish Health found that Indigenous coal miners may develop disabling black lung disease but are less likely to qualify for medical benefits using currently required lung function standards rather than standards specific to Indigenous populations.
Black lung (also called coal worker's pneumoconiosis) is a debilitating respiratory illness . . .