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.
Finding Support When Living with Long COVID
Long COVID, also known as long-haul COVID and chronic COVID, is a condition that causes ongoing, returning or new symptoms after having the SARS-CoV-2 infection that causes COVID-19. In 2022, 6.9% of adults had Long COVID according to the CDC. Read More
Legionnaires' Disease: Five Things You Need to Know About This Rare Illness
More than 40 years ago, a mysterious illness made headlines when 182 people became ill and 29 died. Linked to Legionella bacteria, this disease was classified as a serious type of pneumonia. Eventually, it would become known as Legionnaires' disease. Read More
The Unequal Burden of Asthma on the Black Community
Asthma is a chronic lung disease that affects 24.8 million Americans. But the way asthma impacts those with the disease differs greatly depending on factors including race, gender and economic status. Read More
Spreading the Word about Lung Cancer, One Story at a Time
As a never-smoker, it’s unlikely that my lung cancer would have been discovered soon enough to prevent metastasizing had it not been for an accident that ended up saving my life. Read More
Electric Vehicles and Kids’ Health: 6 Things to Know
We discuss ways that climate change is impacting kids, and we crunch the numbers to find out how children’s health would benefit if the nation switches to zero-emission vehicles and gets all its power from clean sources. Read More
My Asthma Medication Was Discontinued. What Do I Do?
Flovent manufacturing and distribution has stopped. Here’s how to handle the changeover. Read More
Change from the Inside: Searching for the Key to Longer Lasting Vaccines
Priyadharshini Devarajan, PhD was awarded the Catalyst Aaward to conduct research on T cells, a type of immune cell which could be the key to unlock long-term immunity in vaccines. Read More
Actually, Houseplants Don’t Clean the Air
The commonly held belief that plants clean indoor air can be traced back to a NASA study. But the verdict is now in: houseplants do not improve air quality. Here’s why. Read More
Mission Moment February 2024
Our 22nd annual “State of Tobacco Control” report reveals the continued devastation of tobacco use, including menthol cigarettes, on individuals and families across the country. Read More
Medical Expert Weighs in on 2024 State of Tobacco Control Report
Dr. Robert Herron sees first-hand the impacts of tobacco use in his state. Read More