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August 8, 2023

Following decades of delay, US agency adopts strict rules to slow rise of 'black lung' among miners

A U.S. agency has finally adopted new regulations to prevent premature deaths among minors who get pneumoconiosis by inhaling poisonous dust when digging through rocks.

July 29, 2023

Errors in disease diagnosis lead to nearly 800,000 deaths, disabilities in US each year: study

An estimated 795,000 Americans become disabled or die each year due to a misdiagnosis, a new study found. Johns Hopkins researcher Dr. David Newman-Toker breaks down the findings.

June 8, 2023

Carboplatin, cisplatin drug shortages impacting treatment of US cancer patients: ‘Unacceptable situation’

A shortage of two drugs doctors commonly use to treat cancer, carboplatin and cisplatin, is forcing the medical community to seek alternative treatments.

June 7, 2023

Two new cancer pills show ‘unprecedented’ results in boosting survival rates and preventing recurrence

Potentially “practice-changing" new breast and lung cancer treatments were announced at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting this week in Chicago. Here are details.

April 12, 2023

AI model Sybil can predict lung cancer risk in patients, study says

An artificial intelligence model developed by researchers in Massachusetts and Taiwan was able to accurately predict an individual's future risk of lung cancer.

March 19, 2023

Military pilots and ground crews showing high rates of cancer, Pentagon study reveals

A new study out of the Pentagon found that military pilots have high rates of cancer — and ground crews that fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft also demonstrated signs of sickness as well.

December 20, 2022

Palestinians call for strike in West Bank after prisoner dies of lung cancer

Palestinians have called for a strike in the occupied West Bank after a prisoner died of lung cancer. Palestine's prime minister accused Israel of “deliberate medical negligence."

September 30, 2022

British health officials recommend everyone over the age of 55 be screened for lung cancer

The U.K. National Screening Committee recommends that all citizens over the age of 55 be checked for lung cancer if they ever smoked.

March 18, 2022

US adult cigarette smoking rate fell during first year of pandemic

The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw more Americans drinking heavily or using illicit drugs — but apparently not smoking.

January 13, 2022

Lung cancer mortality, incidence fell ahead of COVID-19 pandemic: report

The American Cancer Society (ACS) in a new report said lung cancer incidence and mortality were declining.