Bonnie shares her story of being diagnosed with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and learning to manage the rare disease.

Currently, 16.4% of adults in the U.S. use at least one tobacco or nicotine product such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes or nicotine pouches. Nicotine is extremely additive, so the American Lung ...

What Are the Symptoms of Pneumonia? Pneumonia symptoms can vary from so mild you barely notice them, to so severe that hospitalization is required. How your body responds to pneumonia depends on the ...

There are different types of medicines and delivery devices to treat COPD. A nebulizer is a device that turns the liquid medicine into a mist which is then inhaled through a mouthpiece or a mask.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is the most common type of pulmonary fibrosis. While IPF has no known cause, there are other factors that can cause or increase your risk for PF.

A Better Breathers Club® is a local support group that offers patient-centered, and community-based educational opportunities to persons with chronic lung disease (often COPD, but also asthma, ...

Over the last few years, the U.S. has experienced a troubling resurgence of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

On average, Americans spend 90% of their time indoors, so indoor air quality is critical to the health of families. In indoor environments, the levels of some pollutants are often two to five times ...

The mission of the American Lung Association blog is to bring you real stories about the importance of lung health. We highlight inspiring people affected by lung disease, offer tips to keep your ...

Labor Day weekend is a prime time for vacations, which means many people will be traveling by car in the coming days. While everyone loves a good road trip, pollution near highways can have serious ...

Everyone's health is at risk from the impacts of climate change. Changing climate patterns are degrading air quality and increasing the frequency and intensity of certain types of extreme weather such ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is conducting an ongoing review of e-cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products that contain nicotine to determine if meet the standards set by the 2009 ...