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California’s tracking a deadly lung disease, silicosis, linked to engineered stone countertops — with nearly 600 cases and 31 deaths since 2019. Victims, mostly young Latino men, often show symptoms after short exposures, and the disease is incurable once it strikes. Despite new rules and screenings, exposures persist, misdiagnoses happen, and officials suspect the real toll is far worse — a grim wake-up call for safer workplaces.

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