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• Quartz Countertop Workers Face Increased Risk for Deadly Lung Disease: Study

  July 28, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A new study finds that quartz countertop manufacturing employees face an increased risk of silicosis, which can lead to lung damage and death.

• Philips CPAP Device Problems Led To Double-Lung Transplant, Lawsuit Claims

  April 28, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A Maine woman says she had to undergo a double-lung transplant due to exposure to toxic sound abatement foam used in Philips CPAP devices.

• Patient Received COVID-19 Infected Lungs During Transplant, Died: Case Report

  February 24, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  A case study warns of an incident where a woman died after receiving COVID-19 contaminated lungs during organ transplant surgery.