National asthma guidelines published in 2020 recommend that most patients with moderate-to-severe asthma would benefit from using one inhaler that includes both a long-term anti-inflammatory medicine ...

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

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common type of pulmonary fibrosis. It is a disease that causes scarring (fibrosis) of the lungs. The word "idiopathic" means it has no known cause.

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 ...

Heather E. will soon participate in her seventh Fight For Air Climb in Orlando. And this year, more than ever, it’s personal. Heather is a safety professional and long-time American Lung Association ...

IMPACT Almost 8% of children under 18 (190,000) have a diagnosis of asthma. For many school aged children, unmanaged symptoms disrupt daily life and impair their ability to learn and play to the ...

Tomorrow, nearly 100 health professionals and public health advocates will meet in Washington, D.C. to educate members of Congress and their staff on the benefits of investments to clean up air ...

In 2023 and 2024, the federal government finalized clean air protections that save lives, improve public health and reduce climate pollution. The Lung Association advocated hard for these substantial ...

About the American Lung Association The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and ...

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance its budget resolution. The budget resolution calls for extreme reductions in federal spending that could only be achieved by making ...