A dangerous lung disease called silicosis is rapidly spreading among workers who cut and shape engineered stone. This ...

Silicosis makes it more and more difficult to breathe, because the body cannot get rid of silica dust from the lungs ...

Officials said the worker, a Hispanic man in his 40s, contracted silicosis, a progressive lung disease caused by inhaling crystalline silica.

A man in Massachusetts has been diagnosed with a rare lung disease that has been linked to a specific type of countertops.

A Massachusetts man in his 40s has been diagnosed with silicosis, an incurable lung disease linked to popular kitchen ...

DESPITE showing the “classic symptoms” of a hidden condition, Saoirse Nash was left dealing with crippling pain that medics ...

A controversy erupted in Lok Sabha after a TMC MP was accused of using an e-cigarette, reigniting debate over vaping in India. Despite a nationwide ban, e-cigarettes remain a concern due to their ...

Nerandomilast is an oral, preferential PDE4B inhibitor approved in China for the treatment of adult patients with IPF and PPF. It was also approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ...

The approval marks the first new treatment option for people living with progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) in more than five years.PPF is a ...

Massachusetts worker in stone countertop industry is state’s first case of ‘devastating, life-altering disease’ ...

Mass. DPH issues safety alert after the state's first confirmed silicosis case linked to countertop work, urging stronger dust controls, surveillance and worker protections.