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UNBELIEVABLE: Lung disease - Caught on Camera

Inhaled Drug Cut Blood Vessel Resistance in the Lungs Fifty Six Percent in a Trial of 135 Patients

An inhaled drug met its main goal in a 135-patient mid-stage trial for pulmonary hypertension linked to interstitial lung disease.

Medical Daily

'Killer Kitchens': Calls Grow for UK Ban on Quartz Countertops as Incurable Lung Disease Cases Rise

Campaigners and experts are urging the UK to ban engineered quartz worktops due to rising silicosis cases among workers exposed to silica dust during fabrication, despite new safety regulations.

International Business Times UK

592 California Workers Who Cut Quartz Countertops Developed an Incurable Lung Disease, and 65 Have Received Lung Transplants

California confirmed 592 silicosis cases among engineered stone countertop workers since 2019, including 65 lung transplants and 31 deaths.

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How pigeon fanciers are helping scientists understand lung disease

In November 2020, a Belgian racing pigeon called New Kim sold at auction for £1.44 million. The record price offered a striking insight into the money, competition and international interest surrounding pigeon fancying.

The Conversation

Healthy Lungs? Avoid These 5 Surprisingly Harmful Habits

The term lung disease instantly evokes the issue of smoking.Smoking is the most common cause of respiratory issues. However, doctors are seeing more patients with lung disease who do not smoke. It could have to do with a normal activity that can be easily forgotten. Some of the other factors…

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Elon Musk’s Colossus 2 data center installed 59 natural gas turbines without permission, report claims — thousands of tons of pollutants reportedly impact black communities in Mississippi already suffering from elevated lung disease rates

The population of the communities surrounding the Colossus 2 site, which is in the center of a lawsuit involving unpermitted natural gas turbines and pollution, is predominantly black.

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Everything we know after three die and many severely harmed by consultant at London hospital

Hospital leaders have offered their ‘sincere apologies’ and insist changes have been made

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Cystic fibrosis doesn’t just affect the lungs. It’s a gut disease too

For decades, lung disease has been the most visible and life-threatening part of cystic fibrosis. People might picture chronic (long-term) cough, breathlessness, recurrent chest infections and oxygen therapy.

The Conversation

As the temperature rises, so do the risks for people living with interstitial lung disease

For most people, a hot summer’s day is uncomfortable. For someone with scarred lungs, it can become a medical risk.

The Conversation

Norway’s Crown Princess placed on lung transplant waiting list

Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on the waiting list for a lung transplant following a serious deterioration of her chronic lung disease. Euronews Health explains the background for such a procedure.

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Norway's crown princess on list for lung transplant

Crown Princess Mette-Marit's "life-threatening lung disease has worsened and the Norwegian royal has been placed on the list for a transplant.

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HEALTH ALERT: CDC Reports Valley Fever Cases Have Doubled in Phoenix Metro Over 17 Years — And the Fungal Lung Infection Is Spreading Beyond Its Historical Boundaries

A landmark federal surveillance study published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on February 19, 2026 has confirmed what public health officials in Arizona have been warning about for years: Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis), the fungal lung disease caused by inhaling soil-borne Coccidioides spores, has approximately doubled in incidence…

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California Moves to Ban Quartz Countertop Fabrication to Combat Silicosis Epidemic

The incurable lung disease has killed 31 countertop workers and sickened 560, numbers that are expected to keep climbing while regulators draft emergency rules.

Capital & Main

Climate change could significantly worsen summer air quality in future decades

Across the world, air pollution is associated with more early deaths than any other environmental exposure, raising risks of dying from lung cancer, respiratory infection, heart and lung disease and other causes.

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aTyr Pharma Revamps Efzofitimod Path With New Phase III Sarcoidosis Trial

aTyr Pharma (NASDAQ:ATYR) said it plans to conduct a new Phase III trial of efzofitimod in pulmonary sarcoidosis after receiving feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at a recent Type C meeting. President and CEO Dr. Sanjay Shukla said the meeting, held in mid-April with official minu

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Liquidia Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Liquidia (NASDAQ:LQDA) reported sharply higher first-quarter 2026 sales and profitability as executives said the launch of YUTREPIA continued to gain traction in pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease. On the company’s earnings call, Chi

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California Could Be the First State to Ban Quartz Countertops

A governor-appointed state board weighs whether to ban the use of engineered stone to protect workers from a deadly lung disease.

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‘My Lungs Had Nothing Left.’ Inside The Epidemic Killing Countertop Stonecutters.

A new California law aims to protect workers from silicosis, an incurable lung disease that has killed 29 people in the state and sickened hundreds. Experts say it isn’t enough.

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Trump policies set to increase rates of lung disease and death, study finds

Experts warn of ‘attack on Americans’ lungs’ from cuts to health programs, environmental rollbacks and other plans

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Air pollution may directly contribute to Alzheimer’s disease – new study

Air pollution has long been linked to heart and lung disease. But a large US study suggests it may also raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease – the most common form of dementia.

Medical Daily

Chronic Lung Disease Warning Signs: Recognize COPD Symptoms Before It's Too Late

Learn the early warning signs of COPD and chronic lung disease symptoms. Discover causes, diagnosis, and when to seek medical help for better health outcomes.

The Guardian - UK

Amazon workers at Coventry warehouse tested for tuberculosis after outbreak

Company says TB testing carried out as ‘precaution’ after small number of workers contracted lung disease

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‘It is here’: Man diagnosed with deadly lung disease after years of working with one of the most popular kitchen materials in America

Your dream kitchen comes with a lethal hidden cost.

The Independent UK

The disease has previously resulted in dozens of deaths in California and across the country

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Fast-fashion recycling: how ‘the castoff capital of the world’ is making Indian factory workers sick

Reports of lung disease, skin conditions and even cancer are rising in Panipat, which recycles 1 million tonnes of textile waste a year

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