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Welcome to part three of our five-part blog series: The Mesothelioma Journey. Follow along each week as we recreate the mesothelioma journey of Allen, a 65-year-old from Corpus Christi, Texas. We follow Allen’s journey from the first contact with asbestos to coping mentally after treatment. Go back to part two [...]
Welcome to part 4 of our 5-part blog series: The Mesothelioma Journey. Follow along as we follow the mesothelioma journey of Allen, a 65-year-old from Corpus Christi, Texas. We follow Allen’s journey from the first contact with asbestos to living a life after treatment. Catch up with part one of [...]
Welcome to the final edition of our 5 part blog series: The Mesothelioma Journey. Each week we recreated the mesothelioma survivor journey of Allen, a 65-year-old from Corpus Christi, Texas. We followed Allen’s journey from the first contact with asbestos to treatment for pleural mesothelioma. Now, we conclude his mesothelioma [...]
Tracking by the US International Trade Commission shows an increase in asbestos imports in the first three months of 2022 with no signs of slowing. The reports states that raw asbestos imports reached 114 metric tons, exceeding the 100 metric tons imported during the entirety of 2021 by more [...]
In asbestos news, the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) located in Dublin, California, is under investigation for the potential unreported exposure of mold and asbestos within the federal women's prison. The Federal Bureau of Prisons allegedly dismissed complaints and concerns regarding illness among the 500 inmates and over 200 employees, [...]
Although rare, roughly 3,000 new diagnoses in the United States each year, mesothelioma is still a disease targeted by myths and misconceptions. Scientists may not know everything about mesothelioma, but they are aware of a lot of false or misconceiving information floating around. Find the Top 10 most common [...]
MARCH 2024 UPDATE: The EPA finalized a ban on chrysotile white asbestos in March 2024. Read more at the link. On April 5, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule to prohibit the current use of chrysotile asbestos in the United States. Michael S. Reagan, EPA administrator, mentioned [...]
Mesothelioma Hub is pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural Mesothelioma Scholarship Initiative. This scholarship opportunity was open to students currently enrolled in a two-year or four-year college, university, or trade school in the United States. The goal of this program was to raise awareness about the dangers [...]
The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) has been battling asbestos contamination in its facilities for almost two years. Also the eighteenth largest district in the US, SDP had several public schools and an early learning center close down after significant damage was found in structures contaminated with asbestos. Some [...]
