Yesterday, the new SEER data was released as to annual mesotheliomas in the US.  An initial look at the data is very nicely summarized in...

A pop quiz:  Does the  “growing numbers of steelworkers” headline refer to former steelworkers in Pennsylvania, Ohio or both? The correct...

A new quantitative paper is out on “asbestos exposure assessment,” and authored by some notable names in asbestos research. The paper is:...

With its online “Asbestos Case Tracker,” the Goldberg Segalla firm is doing a nice job of providing timely access to new asbestos trial...

It’s good to see some progress on treating the awful diseases we call mesothelioma. It’s also good to see that progress followed and...

Finklestein,  Asbestos Fibres in the Lungs of an American Mechanic Who Drilled, Riveted, and Ground Brake Linings: A Case Report and...

The future of the United States (and the globe) includes massive numbers of cancers. Some of the numbers are set out below through the...

The message is plain. To my knowledge, this version of the billboard first appeared outside of O’Hare Airport in 2014 on I-294 south. In...

“More will die from cancer over the next two years than died in combat in all the wars the United States has ever fought, combined.” In...

More and more suits are aimed at big tobacco. Set out below is a press release on two new suits, with more suits said to be on the way....

The press release is online.

Interesting reading for people on all sides of toxic tort and precision medicine issues:  a thoughtful, non-hysterical essay from...

More on CMS paying for low dose CT scans for some people, as described yesterday. As part of its announcement, CMS explained that...

As part of its Decision Memo on paying for some low dose CT scans for lung cancer, CMS’ published the data charts below, which are taken...

More on CMS paying for some low dose CT scans. CMS received two requests to pay for some low dose CT scans.  Ultimately, CMA agreed to...

Finding cancers early is increasingly possible, and it’s being done more and more often. Persons involved in toxic tort litigation and...

Researchers continue to quantify facts related to different types of fibers implicated in asbestos-related disease.  A new article...

At the IBAS News Archive for January , 015, Laurie Kazan Allen reported that Eternit is now facing asbestos lawsuits in Columbia. The...

The asbestos marketing news sites run 24/7, and so press releases and web site posts (e.g.  here and here) are busy spreading news of a...

Ann Maher at Legal Newsline continues to help asbestos lawyers everywhere by tracking and reporting on Madison County’s asbestos docket....