An immigrant’s dream of having a better life in the US came to an awful end in 2016 when he died after a two year battle with pleural mesothelioma. Before Branko Srica died from mesothelioma, he gave testimony about being … Continued
A new machine learning tool being developed by Google could lead to earlier diagnosis of mesothelioma and better rates of survival. That is the word that comes from artificial intelligence experts at Google who recently presented research at a developer … Continued
People who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma know that they have a serious form of cancer that is often fatal. But in recent times, there have been breakthroughs in mesothelioma, advanced that are improving survival rates, and are also helping … Continued
A salvage company owner in Owensboro, Kentucky was put in jail in December 2016 for allowing the demolition of a tire plant without protecting workers from asbestos exposure. The US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky launched a … Continued
Doctors say that new methods are providing them with new ways to diagnose and treat asbestos-related cancers such as mesothelioma, but there are no cures looming on the horizon. According to Christopher Lee, MD, who is a mesothelioma expert in … Continued
The attorney general for Washington state has filed five felony charges in Chelan County, Washington Superior Court against an asbestos abatement company. A news release from the Washington state government states that A1 Asbestos LLC and its owner, Timothy Powell, … Continued
There have been hundreds of former construction worker and miners who have died from asbestos-related diseases in the past few decades. Those deaths have prompted calls for an asbestos ban and more effective regulation of how asbestos is handled in … Continued
The Kansas Supreme Court revived a lawsuit in December 2016 of a Lansing KS Correctional Facility inmate who states that he will die a premature death from being exposed to asbestos in the prison library. The lawsuit states that from … Continued
Canada’s federal government is enacting a complete ban on asbestos and is promising to craft new regulations that will outlaw the use, manufacture, export and import of asbestos, which has led to mesothelioma cancer in thousands of former construction workers. … Continued
The Georgia Supreme Court stated on November 30 that a lawsuit can proceed against the manufacturer of water pipes that contain asbestos. A woman from Thomas County, Georgia is claiming that she got malignant mesothelioma from washing her father’s clothes, … Continued
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