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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Health
Diane Eastabrook

Black lung disease reappears in the US

Black lung disease reappears in the US

Black lung disease, a sometimes deadly respiratory illness that afflicts coal miners, is on the rise again in the US.

Poor screening is getting some of the blame, but a researcher in Chicago is looking for other answers.

Al Jazeera's Diane Eastabrook reports from Chicago.

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