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.
Centennial of a Pandemic: The 1918 Flu
It's 1918, and the First World War is beginning to wind down across Europe. But another scourge is also spreading, and it will eventually take even more lives. It's influenza – or the flu – an adversary that's still with us a century later. Read More
The Cancer Moonshot: Ending Cancer As We Know It
The American Lung Association has been proud to stand with the Biden Cancer Initiative, focusing intently on our work to defeat lung cancer. Read More
Dragon's Breath? Not Unless You Have Dragon Lungs
Popular desserts commonly marketed as "Dragon's Breath," "Heaven's Breath," "nitro puff" and more—can cause serious injury and harm to your health. Read More
To Protect Marylanders' Health, Defend Clean Car Standards
The latest threat to our health is the effort to roll back federal clean car standards that limit vehicle pollution. Read why this Maryland physician is asking leaders to fight back. Read More
Things to Know about Lung Transplants
A lung transplant is a surgery to replace diseased lungs with healthy lungs. It's a treatment option that can improve quality of life. Read More
Support and Community on Inspire.com
Learn how Lung Association's free online communities help patients and caregivers including those impacted by lung disease, lung cancer, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, asthma and people who are trying to quit smoking. Read More
Festival Flu: What Is It and How to Avoid It
Affectionately referred to as 'Festival Flu,' this virus is anecdotally said to set in after a weekend of concerts. But what exactly is it? Read More
Behind the Scenes at the American Lung Association's Oxygen Therapy Video Shoot
In the fall of 2017, the American Lung Association embarked on a large project to develop resources for people facing pulmonary fibrosis. Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a disease that causes scarring in the lungs. Read More
Professional Racecar Driver's Tips for Exercising with Asthma
The relationship between exercise and asthma might seem confusing: If asthma is a lung disease that makes it harder for you to breathe, then wouldn't exercise seemingly be out of the question? Quite the contrary! Implementing physical activity is a Read More
Learning to Breathe Underwater: My First Experience with Scuba Diving
Don't hold your breath and other rules I learned about scuba diving, lungs and breathing underwater. Read More
