Greater Odds for Angina in Uranium Miners Than Nonuranium Miners in New Mexico.

Objective: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that uranium miners in New Mexico (NM) have a greater prevalence of cardiovascular disease than miners who extracted the nonuranium ore.

Methods: NM-based current and former uranium miners were compared with nonuranium miners by using cross-sectional standardized questionnaire data from the Mining Dust in the United States (MiDUS) study from 1989 to 2016.

Results: Of the 7215 eligible miners, most were men (96.

Uranium Workers Demonstrate Lower Lobe Predominant Irregular Pneumoconiotic Opacities on Chest Radiographs.

Background: There is a paucity of literature on the chest radiographic findings in uranium workers.

Objective: To characterize the chest radiographic findings of pneumoconiosis in a New Mexican cohort of uranium workers.

Methods: The most recent results from chest radiographs were abstracted in this cross-sectional study.

An Innovative Approach to Enhancing Access to Medical Screening for Miners using a Mobile Clinic with Telemedicine Capability.

Inadequate access to medical care in underserved and geographically isolated rural communities may limit the delivery of quality screening care to miners. Use of mobile screening clinics, manned by a physician assistant or nurse practitioner, is one way to improve their access. Miners demonstrate a high level of satisfaction with services provided by the mobile screening clinic.