CBS News Spoke with Double Lung Recipient at Inova Fairfax Hospital about Exposure to Toxic Dust in Iraq

CBS News spoke Will Thompson, an Army combat medic, received a double lung transplant at after being diagnosed with severe pulmonary fibrosis while he is receiving outpatient treatment at Inova Fairfax Hospital. A report is coming out that analyzed dust from Iraq and its impact on veterans’ lung function. Read more, ‘Doctor to release findings on toxic dust from Iraq,’ CBS News, February 9, 2014.

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