NYC Mayor Waives Asbestos Fees in Response to Hurricane Ida
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has waived fees for asbestos removal as part of the recovery response to Hurricane Ida. The mayor also waived the seven-day advance notice requirement for asbestos projects.
De Blasio signed Emergency Executive Order No. 235 on Sept. 7, allowing the New York City Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Buildings to waive fees and advance notification requirements for various permits and applications related to storm damage repair. The order remains in effect for five days unless it is terminated or modified.
These measures are intended to relieve an additional burde...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - September 9, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Source Type: news
Mesothelioma Treatment Program Expanding in Central Florida
When he first joined AdventHealth Orlando in 2019, thoracic surgeon Dr. Marcelo DaSilva wondered just how successful he could be in creating a mesothelioma specialty center in Central Florida.
Now he knows.
DaSilva was initially hoping to create a program that would allow Florida mesothelioma patients to stay closer to home – instead of traveling across the country – and still get the best possible treatment for this rare, tough-to-treat malignancy.
But he’s already done considerably more. His vision has grown, and so has his program. More patients will benefit greatly.
DaSilva recently expanded his progr...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - September 8, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Source Type: news
How lung cancer arises in non-smokers revealed
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Environmental risk factors, such as exposure to radon, air pollution, and asbestos, or having had previous lung diseases, may explain some lung cancers among never smokers, but scientists still don't know what causes the majority of these cancers. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 8, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: Pleural Mesothelioma Treatment Effective with Peritoneal Disease
We report the first real-world evidence regarding clinical outcomes for a cohort of patients with advanced MPeM receiving ICIs,” the MD Anderson study authors wrote. “Our results provide much-needed data supporting the role of ICIs in patients with this rare disease, who cannot participate in clinical trials and otherwise have no or limited treatment options.”
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Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - August 31, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Source Type: news
Judge Moves Johnson & Johnson Closer to Potential Reorganization
Johnson & Johnson is closer to unloading its talc-related liabilities onto a new subsidiary that could subsequently declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy and dramatically alter the thousands of lawsuits the company is facing.
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge in the District of Delaware declined requests last week from a panel of personal injury lawyers to prohibit Johnson & Johnson from exercising that option.
J&J is facing more than 34,000 lawsuits that link its talc-based products to cancer, the majority of which are ovarian cancer. A small fraction of those lawsuits involve malignant mesothelioma.
Most of the ...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - August 31, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Source Type: news
