Few people know that asbestos, a hazardous mineral, was used extensively in the film industry and was present on the sets of many classic movies. Several films you’ve heard of, and many you haven’t, ...

Schools and universities in several states are dealing with asbestos during building repairs and renovation projects. UNC-Chapel Hill in North Carolina delayed the reopening of part of its Phillips ...

People with mesothelioma or lung cancer from exposure to asbestos in Alabama can file claims. A top Alabama mesothelioma lawyer can help you navigate complex state laws. Alabama has been home to a ...

U.S. Navy ships built before 1983 contained asbestos in boiler rooms, engine spaces and sleeping quarters. Sailors exposed to dangerous asbestos fibers may have developed mesothelioma and could ...

Mesothelioma isn't a type of lung cancer. They're two distinct diseases. Mesothelioma forms on the thin lining around the lungs, abdomen, heart and testes, the mesothelium. Lung cancer forms inside ...

Doctors typically start the mesothelioma diagnostic process with a physical exam and imaging tests, then they run blood work and fluid analysis. Still, only a biopsy accurately confirms mesothelioma ...

Global asbestos consumption remains at about 2 million metric tons per year despite the mineral’s connection to mesothelioma and other cancers. Countries that still use asbestos include Russia, China, ...

Caregivers working as personal care aides, home health aides and nursing assistants provide services for older adults, people living with physical, intellectual or developmental disabilities and ...

In this panel discussion, Dr. Marcel DeSilva from AdventHealth and Dr. Raja Flores from Mount Sinai discuss the complexities of determining surgical candidacy for pleural mesothelioma patients.

A Minnesota couple has won $10.2 million after a jury found that decades of exposure to asbestos-contaminated talc products caused the husband’s mesothelioma diagnosis. The verdict is believed to be ...

Vanderbilt Minerals LLC is blaming mounting legal costs from more than 1,400 talc lawsuits for its decision to file for bankruptcy protection. According to the court documents filed in the Northern ...

After four years of litigation, a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury has awarded a historic $966 million to the family of Mae K. Moore in a wrongful death lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson. The ...