Federal black lung screening clinic to visit Whitesburg next week

Federal black lung screening clinic to visit Whitesburg next week

The NIOSH mobile black lung screening clinic visited Morgantown, West Virginia, in July 2025.(Curtis Tate / West Virginia Public Broadcasting)A mobile clinic that screens coal workers for black lung disease is coming to Letcher County next week. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health operates the free service for active and retired coal miners. It will visit the Whitesburg Medical Center on Thursday, April 16, from 8 a.m. to 4…