{
  "id": 2079158,
  "title": "Report Shows Growing Silicosis Epidemic Among Quartz Countertop Workers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/report-shows-growing-silicosis-epidemic-among-quartz-countertop",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-20T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Journal",
    "slug": "insurance-journal",
    "url": "https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/08/20/881431.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Newswise — A new report documenting California’s rapidly growing silicosis epidemic among quartz countertop workers underscores the urgent need for a national effort focused on stronger surveillance, earlier diagnosis and policy interventions to protect workers from a preventable yet often …",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}