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, ...

ADAO's 21st Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference takes place Sept. 25-26 in Arlington, Virginia, with sessions on research, treatment, policy and asbestos law.

Priscilla W. was working as a paralegal while experiencing persistent stomach problems, including ascites, a buildup of fluid in the abdomen. By March 2024, her symptoms had become serious enough that ...

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.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ruth Kwan overturned a jury’s $950 million in punitive damages awarded to Mae K. Moore’s surviving children in their wrongful death lawsuit against Johnson & ...

A Los Angeles jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $32 million to the family of Maria Lozano. The lawsuit accused the company of manufacturing a defective product and failing to warn consumers ...

Asbestos wasn’t always an ugly word. Once hailed as a miracle fiber in manufacturing and construction, it is now scorned for its toxicity and link to mesothelioma and other deadly respiratory diseases ...