Exporting an epidemic

By Jim Morris

Human toll reaches millions as asbestos industry expands worldwide

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicine":

"… , was a paper by Dr. Irving Selikoff of New York’s Mount Sinai School of Medicine reporting that insulation workers with relatively light exposures to asbes …"

The Brockovich of Brazil

By Jim Morris

Fernanda Giannasi fights a potent asbestos industry

The world's asbestos behemoth

By Roman Shleynov

Vast amounts shipped overseas, used at home
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Human corpses are prize in global drive for profits

The ICIJ investigates the growing industry of turning mortal remains into everything from dental implants to bladder slings.