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.

Recent Articles

July 9, 2025 | Editorial Staff

The Hazy Truth: Tracking Wildfire Smoke's Impact on Our Air

For a growing number of people, the start of summer also means there is a greater possibility of smoke in the air. Read More

Topics:
  • Natural Disasters
  • Outdoor Air

July 7, 2025 | Editorial Staff

She Beat Lung Cancer Because She Got Checked in Time

Melinda shares how by getting a low-dose CT scan annually, her lung cancer was detected early, and she is now living cancer-free. Read More

Topics:
  • LUNG FORCE
  • Advocacy
  • Lung Cancer

July 3, 2025 | Editorial Staff

Overcoming the Emotional Toll of Living with COPD

Sue’s recommendation to others living with COPD is to not isolate yourself and stay at home. It is okay to ask for help and find support through your friends, family, support programs and professionals. Read More

Topics:
  • COPD

July 1, 2025 | Editorial Staff

Top Five Bronchiectasis Facts You Need to Know

People living with this disease share what you need to know on World Bronchiectasis Day. Read More

Topics:
  • Lung Health & Procedures

June 23, 2025 | Editorial Staff

How One Mother Is Fighting to Save Others After Lung Cancer Took Her Son

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

Topics:
  • LUNG FORCE
  • Advocacy
  • Lung Cancer

June 20, 2025 | Editorial Staff

How a Vaping Research Project Sparked a Lifelong Passion

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

Topics:
  • Science
  • E-Cigarettes

June 17, 2025 | Editorial Staff

Tips to Keep Yourself Safe from Saharan Dust Pollution

A thick, amber cloud of Saharan dust has crossed the Atlantic and settled over parts of the southern and eastern United States. The phenomenon, part of the seasonal Saharan Air Layer. Read More

Topics:
  • Climate Change
  • Outdoor Air

June 13, 2025 | Editorial Staff

Mission Moment June 2025

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

Topics:
  • Advocacy
  • Mission

June 11, 2025 | Editorial Staff

How Decades-Old Trains Are Harming Air Quality

Locomotives, a.k.a. the engines that power trains, are a leading source of harmful, lung-damaging air pollution. Read More

Topics:
  • Climate Change
  • Outdoor Air
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