Another consequence of the Surgeon General's reaction to the recent sarcoid deaths has to do with worsening disparities in how some citizens are treated. Dave Satcher announced publicly that his relative had been exposed to toxic materials in his workplace that caused lung problems. In the 1940s dust-exposed sarcoid patients in Salem, MA were notified, warned, and treated following that investigation of sarcoidosis. How can a physician treating sarcoid patients know that their coworkers have titanium, aluminum, asbestos, barium, silica, etc. Each toxin has implications for medical care.
Asbestos can cause cancers which can be monitored for early detection.
Some physicians wash dusts out of the lungs while others try chelation therapy. Physicians must know what the PHS knows about their patients. Well, I hope you support the efforts of Mrs. Powell on behalf of unsuspecting, dust-exposed sarcoid patients. All the government coworkers must be notified about what the PHS knows. Perhaps some of the details described in this overview will be useful and motivating.