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Norway’s Crown Princess placed on lung transplant waiting list

Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on the waiting list for a lung transplant following a serious deterioration of her chronic lung disease. Euronews Health explains the background for such a procedure.

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Norway's crown princess on list for lung transplant

Crown Princess Mette-Marit's "life-threatening lung disease has worsened and the Norwegian royal has been placed on the list for a transplant.

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HEALTH ALERT: CDC Reports Valley Fever Cases Have Doubled in Phoenix Metro Over 17 Years — And the Fungal Lung Infection Is Spreading Beyond Its Historical Boundaries

A landmark federal surveillance study published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on February 19, 2026 has confirmed what public health officials in Arizona have been warning about for years: Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis), the fungal lung disease caused by inhaling soil-borne Coccidioides spores, has approximately doubled in incidence…

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California Moves to Ban Quartz Countertop Fabrication to Combat Silicosis Epidemic

The incurable lung disease has killed 31 countertop workers and sickened 560, numbers that are expected to keep climbing while regulators draft emergency rules.

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Climate change could significantly worsen summer air quality in future decades

Across the world, air pollution is associated with more early deaths than any other environmental exposure, raising risks of dying from lung cancer, respiratory infection, heart and lung disease and other causes.

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aTyr Pharma Revamps Efzofitimod Path With New Phase III Sarcoidosis Trial

aTyr Pharma (NASDAQ:ATYR) said it plans to conduct a new Phase III trial of efzofitimod in pulmonary sarcoidosis after receiving feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at a recent Type C meeting. President and CEO Dr. Sanjay Shukla said the meeting, held in mid-April with official minu

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Liquidia Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Liquidia (NASDAQ:LQDA) reported sharply higher first-quarter 2026 sales and profitability as executives said the launch of YUTREPIA continued to gain traction in pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease. On the company’s earnings call, Chi

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California Could Be the First State to Ban Quartz Countertops

A governor-appointed state board weighs whether to ban the use of engineered stone to protect workers from a deadly lung disease.

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‘My Lungs Had Nothing Left.’ Inside The Epidemic Killing Countertop Stonecutters.

A new California law aims to protect workers from silicosis, an incurable lung disease that has killed 29 people in the state and sickened hundreds. Experts say it isn’t enough.

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Trump policies set to increase rates of lung disease and death, study finds

Experts warn of ‘attack on Americans’ lungs’ from cuts to health programs, environmental rollbacks and other plans

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Air pollution may directly contribute to Alzheimer’s disease – new study

Air pollution has long been linked to heart and lung disease. But a large US study suggests it may also raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease – the most common form of dementia.

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Chronic Lung Disease Warning Signs: Recognize COPD Symptoms Before It's Too Late

Learn the early warning signs of COPD and chronic lung disease symptoms. Discover causes, diagnosis, and when to seek medical help for better health outcomes.

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Amazon workers at Coventry warehouse tested for tuberculosis after outbreak

Company says TB testing carried out as ‘precaution’ after small number of workers contracted lung disease

The Guardian - UK

‘It is here’: Man diagnosed with deadly lung disease after years of working with one of the most popular kitchen materials in America

Your dream kitchen comes with a lethal hidden cost.

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The disease has previously resulted in dozens of deaths in California and across the country

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Fast-fashion recycling: how ‘the castoff capital of the world’ is making Indian factory workers sick

Reports of lung disease, skin conditions and even cancer are rising in Panipat, which recycles 1 million tonnes of textile waste a year

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Study finds singing these three songs could help treat lung disease

Researchers may have found a safe and effective treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and interstitial lung disease (ILD)

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Singing songs by Elvis and The Beatles can help lung patients – study

A new study saw patients given singing therapy in group sessions online.

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NHS trust warned of ‘neglect’ after failure to spot patient’s fatal lung cancer

Anne Lorraine Dyson died on February 24 after being monitored for lung disease since September 2021.

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A Coal Miner’s Daughter Takes on DOGE to Protect Miners’ Health

Since 1970, more than 75,000 miners have died of black lung disease. Now, researchers working to prevent those deaths get layoff notices.

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1 in 10 tunnel workers could develop silicosis, our new research shows

Around 10% of underground tunnel workers in Queensland could develop silicosis, our new study has found.

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AI-powered lung test to be available at GP surgeries

AI lung disease test to be rolled out in GP surgeries

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Lung disease test done by AI to be rolled out in GP surgeries

‘Game-changing’ AI-driven lung test set for GP surgery rollout

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Silicosis is ruining the lungs of construction workers. An AI-powered breath test can detect it in minutes

Silicosis is an incurable but entirely preventable lung disease. It has only one cause: breathing in too much silica dust. This is a risk in several industries, including tunnelling, stone masonry and construction.

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As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence of a disease once in decline

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March 2025. To date, 147 people have been reportedly diagnosed with TB in the…

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