Month: January 2021

Many cases of asbestos-related lung disease could and should have been avoided by the use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). Safety standards have been in place for many years. Yet, some companies choose to ignore them to the detriment of their...

It’s long been recognized that some occupations carry a higher risk than others for asbestos exposure and the diseases that develop as a result. Construction workers, carpenters, shipyard workers, factory workers and others have all been exposed in the past to...

The year 2020 presented many challenges for patient care, and doctors and hospitals have done their best to keep up. Unfortunately, that has often meant deferring routine screening tests for patients who are asymptomatic of disease. Thus, non-urgent care wound up...