Gas-powered vehicles are a major source of air pollution and greenhouse gases that drive climate change. Switching to ...

Pulmonary fibrosis is a disease where there is scarring of the lungs—called fibrosis—which makes it difficult to breathe. This is because the scarring causes the tissues in the lungs to get thick and ...

This year, the American Lung Association’s focus for WHM is on women in the workplace and how representation of women in media has influenced perceptions of working women. Throughout history, women’s ...

Ozone air pollution, sometimes known as smog, is one of the most widespread pollutants in the United States. It is a powerful lung irritant. When inhaled into the lungs, it reacts with the delicate ...

Ozone air pollution, sometimes known as smog, is one of the most widespread pollutants in the United States. It is a powerful lung irritant. When inhaled into the lungs, it reacts with the delicate ...

Over 11 million people in America are living with COPD and millions more are living with the disease without knowing it. As a healthcare provider, you play a key role in screening, diagnosing, ...

Ozone air pollution, sometimes known as smog, is one of the most widespread pollutants in the United States. It is a powerful lung irritant. When inhaled into the lungs, it reacts with the delicate ...

The American Lung Association calls for the following actions to be taken by New York's elected officials to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke: Preserve funding for the New York ...

The American Lung Association’s “State of Lung Cancer” report shows the toll lung cancer takes on each state in the country. Examining rates of new cases, survival, early diagnosis, surgical treatment ...

The “State of the Air” 2024 report finds that despite decades of progress cleaning up air pollution, 39% of people living in America—131.2 million people—still live in places with failing grades for ...

Did You Know? Nearly four in ten people in the U.S. live where the air they breathe earned an F in "State of the Air" 2024. More than 131 million people live in counties that received an F for either ...

The American Lung Association calls for the following actions to be taken by South Carolina's elected officials to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke: Pass comprehensive local ...