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Podcast: Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine
Episode: Black Lung Disease
Description: As any proud West Virginian knows, the history of mining in the United States is tied tightly to the history of the labor movement. This was partially to address something known as coal workerβs pneumoconiosis, also known as black lung disease. Though unions may have won the battle for recognition, the war against this disease continues to this day.Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers