At its annual awards dinner in Chicago on Friday, June 27, the American Lung Association honored Michelle McMahon of Western New York and Allen Wentworth of Colorado as recipients of the 2025 ...

A thick, amber cloud of Saharan dust has crossed the Atlantic and settled over parts of the southern and eastern United ...

Veronica shares the story of her 29-year-old son who fought lung cancer, and how it has inspired her advocacy.

Understanding RSV in Adults. RSV is a common virus that you have undoubtedly been sick with before. You might not have known that you had RSV because without a lab test to confirm diagnosis, it is ...

Livia Cohen was an undecided sophomore at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island when her advisor suggested she get ...

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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement that insurers provide cost-free coverage of preventive services recommended by the United States Preventive Services ...

Lung cancer is the nation's leading cancer killer, accounting for approximately 22% of cancer deaths. Lung cancer screening is essential to saving lives. According to the American Lung Association’s ...

New Partnership with Leonard Nimoy’s Daughter Aims to Raise COPD Awareness ...

Did You Know?. Nearly half of the people in the U.S. live where the air they breathe earned an F in "State of the Air" 2025. More than 156 million people live in counties that received an F for either ...

Nearly half of the people living in the U.S. breathe unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s 2025 “State of the Air” report, which was released today. In total, ...

What Are Pulmonary Function Tests and Why Are They Done? Pulmonary function tests (or PFTs) are also called lung function tests. If you have symptoms or risk factors for a lung disease such as COPD, ...