A Beltsville-based technology company is developing a first-of-its-kind device that could make it easier for people with severe lung and neuromuscular disorders to breathe.

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An Olney surgeon’s failure to follow up on a suspicious lump on his patient’s chest X-ray contributed to the 79-year-old woman’s death from lung cancer, a Montgomery County jury found. The jury awarded more than $690,000 in damages last week ...

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Laura Ann Collins fulfilled a lifelong goal when she started teaching kindergarten last year at St. Thomas More Academy in Frederick. By then, Collins knew she was dying of lung cancer. Collins, 25, passed away in July. On Nov. 1, ...

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A jury has awarded more than $9.6 million to the families of four deceased workers who were exposed to asbestos in their work in Baltimore and died of lung cancer. The Baltimore City Circuit Court jury awarded the verdict against ...

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The sons and estate of a forklift driver who unloaded bags of raw asbestos for six years as part of his job have won a $2.2 million verdict against Union Carbide, which mined and sold the asbestos to his employer. ...

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