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Inside NIOSH:
Lung Transplants on Rise for Black Lung Disease
The number and rate of lung transplants for black lung disease is increasing, according to a NIOSH study in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine. This increase mirrors the rising prevalence of black lung disease among coal miners in Appalachia.
Black lung disease, or coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, is caused by inhalation of coal mine dust. The scarring that results can impair breathing and, in some cases, lead to death. Black lung disease is irreversible and incurable, but it is completely preventable through control of coal mine dust exposure. For some miners with severe disease, a lung transplant is needed.
Black lung disease, or coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, is caused by inhalation of coal mine dust. The scarring that results can impair breathing and, in some cases, lead to death. Black lung disease is irreversible and incurable, but it is completely preventable through control of coal mine dust exposure. For some miners with severe disease, a lung transplant is needed.
Inside NIOSH:
The “Safety Triangle”: A Useful, Yet Complicated, Theory
Occupational safety and health specialists study past work-related illnesses and injuries to understand how to prevent future ones. More than 80 years ago, the occupational safety and health pioneer Herbert Heinrich used this approach to devise the so-called “safety triangle.” After questions arose about the safety triangle’s validity, a NIOSH study found that the safety triangle is a useful, yet complicated, theory when considering how to prevent severe work-related injuries. In the sections below, lead author Patrick Yorio, Ph.D., NIOSH statistician, explains the study, which was published in the journal Risk Analysis.
Outside NIOSH:
Massachusetts Opioid-related Deaths Vary by Job, with Highest Rates in More Dangerous Jobs
Massachusetts workers died of opioid overdoses at vastly different rates depending upon their job. The highest rates were seen in construction and extraction, including quarrying, mining, and oil and gas removal, according to a CDC-funded study by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Outside NIOSH:
Program Brings Occupational & Environmental Medicine to Midcareer Doctors
As anyone who has tried to change careers knows, it can be difficult. In medicine and other fields that require years of education and training, fitting additional courses into a busy work schedule may make a career change especially daunting.
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