Paper link here: thorax.bmj.com/content/early/…

Our ThoraxBMJ meta-analysis of cumulative silica exposure + silicosis risk out today! TLDR; current UK permissible limits => high risks of silicosis esp in miners ⛏️. Halving limits would significantly reduce risk thorax.bmj.com/content/early/… NHLI Imperial Medicine Jo Feary

Research from Dr Patrick Howlett (Patrick Howlett) and Dr Jo Feary (Jo Feary) calling for a reduction to occupational silica dust limits for miners and workers, and identifying the danger presented from artificial stone highlighted in today’s media coverage including The Guardian 🗞️

Artificial stone silicosis: a UK case series Jo Szram 💙 Robina Coker thorax.bmj.com/content/early/…

Artificial stone silicosis arrives in the UK: a tragic case of history repeating thorax.bmj.com/content/early/…

Relationship between cumulative silica exposure and silicosis: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis Patrick Howlett thorax.bmj.com/content/early/…

In the same week as a Doctor gets struck off for blocking traffic the Starbucks CEO starts to commute by private jet … theguardian.com/environment/ar…. theguardian.com/business/artic…

NEW PAPER! In this month's The Bulletin of the World Health Organization, a group of us from UK Academics and Professionals to End TB have a paper calling for a platform trial to evaluate new drug resistant TB (DRTB) treatment regimens ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… Here is a short thread outlining some of our key arguments [1/n]

Choking to Death: Silica dust from India’s industries is killing its workers Read our latest cover story by Akhilesh Pandey: caravanmagazine.in/health/silicos…

For those who haven’t yet realised. The science is much better where the sky is bluer… it’s reminiscent of Twitter 5 years - all joy of the high seas without having to negotiate floating 💩

Daily reminder

Podcast: The troubling rise of artificial stone silicosis, with Dr. Johanna Feary ▶️ Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… ▶️ Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2yBkBH… ▶️ Web: thoraxbmj.podbean.com/e/silicosis/ Kate Diomede Jo Feary Patrick Howlett Paper here: thorax.bmj.com/content/79/10/…