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Deployment-Related Lung Disease: Burn Pits and More

January 25, 2023 Cleveland Clinic Respiratory Institute
Deployment-Related Lung Disease: Burn Pits and More
Respiratory Inspirations: A Cleveland Clinic Lungs, Allergy, Critical Illness and Infectious Disease Podcast
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Respiratory Inspirations: A Cleveland Clinic Lungs, Allergy, Critical Illness and Infectious Disease Podcast
Deployment-Related Lung Disease: Burn Pits and More
Jan 25, 2023
Cleveland Clinic Respiratory Institute
Are military burn pits the Agent Orange of today? And what other exposures lead to deployment-related lung disease? In 2022, Congress passed legislation to ensure that U.S. military personnel exposed to dangerous toxins from burn pits have their medical bills covered for any resulting diseases. In this episode, experts Dr. Maeve MacMurdo and Dr. Neha Solanki discuss the importance of investigating deeply to diagnose and treat formerly deployed military with respiratory health concerns.
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Are military burn pits the Agent Orange of today? And what other exposures lead to deployment-related lung disease? In 2022, Congress passed legislation to ensure that U.S. military personnel exposed to dangerous toxins from burn pits have their medical bills covered for any resulting diseases. In this episode, experts Dr. Maeve MacMurdo and Dr. Neha Solanki discuss the importance of investigating deeply to diagnose and treat formerly deployed military with respiratory health concerns.