Black Lung: The Coal Miner Scourge. Incurable, Fatal, Haunts Miners All Over Again
There is a shocking increase in the reported cases of pneumoconiosis, commonly known as Black Lung! And, more worrisome is that the new cases of the disease are even more deadly. The lungs of young miners are showing signs of progressive massive fibrosis (P.M.F.), also known as complicated pneumoconiosis. Young miners are proving particularly vulnerable…