The troubling rise of artificial stone silicosis, with Dr. Johanna Feary
The growing use of artificial stone has seen the emergence of an aggressive, progressive respiratory disease, which is causing silicosis in young people. Dr. Johanna Feary¹ ² joins Thorax's Dr. Kate Diomede in the studio, to discuss. They talk through some the UK's earliest cases, the background to this phenomenon, international response, and the broader history of silicosis as a disease.
Links:
Artificial stone silicosis: a UK case series
Relationship between cumulative silica exposure and silicosis: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
1. National Heart and Lung Institute…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.