Each Breath Blog
Breathing is essential to life, and through this blog, we hope to illustrate the importance of lung health. Hear directly from experts, researchers, staff and volunteers about our ongoing fight for healthy lungs and healthy air.
Vaccines, Masks and Social-Distancing: Oh My!
Dr. Mora shares back-to-school tips to help parents protect their children from a myriad of infections that may circulate in a school environment. Read More
What Is Synthetic Nicotine?
Synthetic nicotine is created in a laboratory rather than from tobacco leaves. Though synthetic nicotine has been around for some time, it has only recently started being used in products such as e-cigarettes as the production costs have gone down. Read More
Mission Moment August 2022
On August 9, we were proud to launch our new youth vaping Ad Council public service campaign, #DoTheVapeTalk. Read More
Super Stoppers: This Saved My Life
The Super Stoppers Club is back in session. To belong, all a cigarette smoker has to do is quit. Read More
Welcome to Super Stoppers
Welcome to the Super Stoppers Club, an honorary society that I started many years ago when I was a columnist for The Washington Post. I’m delighted to rejuvenate it on behalf of the American Lung Association. Read More
Introducing the Super Stoppers Club
The American Lung Association is excited to announce that Bob Levey, former reporter for the Washington Post, is now a member of our Ambassador Council and will become a frequent writer for the Lung Association. Read More
Lung Cancer Can Happen to Anyone: LF Hero Shares Her Story
Nikki Sparks was just 37 years old when she was diagnosed with lung cancer. Though she had childhood asthma, she lived a very healthy lifestyle and there was no history of cancer in the family, so the diagnosis came as quite a shock. Read More
Cheryl Calhoun OpEd on Menthol Cigarettes
When I was growing up as a Black girl in Washington, D.C., everyone around me smoked Kool or Salem menthol cigarettes. Read More
The Dangers of Flavored Cigars
Besides proposing a rule to end the sale of menthol cigarettes, a separate newly proposed FDA rule would also eliminate flavored cigars. Read More
What to Know if Your Loved One is Diagnosed with ARDS
Acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, is a serious lung condition caused by an abnormal buildup of fluid inside the lungs. Read More
