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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.

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Five Critical Things to Know About Microplastics and Your Lungs

We asked Dr. Florsheim to help us understand the dangers of microplastics and what safer alternatives exist to help limit our exposure to these all-too-common risks of modern living. Read More

How Support and Shared Stories Are Helping Women with Interstitial Lung Disease Connect

Women living with interstitial lung disease (ILD) face a unique set of challenges. Besides learning to manage a chronic condition, they also have to learn to balance additional caregiving roles with their emotional wellbeing. Read More

How Community Helped a Patient with PAH Reclaim Hope and Find a New Purpose

Jen shares how she turned a devastating diagnosis into a call to action. Read More

Retraining the Immune System to Fight Asthma

“We aim to develop a therapy that specifically retrains the immune system so it can become tolerant of specific allergens that cause a person’s asthma symptoms, without leading to immunosuppression,” said Dr. Pearson. Read More

How Poor Air Quality is Putting Half of America's Youth at Risk

Learn about how harmful air pollution is for your kids and what you can do to keep them happy and healthy Read More

The Conversation that Saved Her Life: Teresa’s Lung Scan Story

Teresa explains how learning about the new parameters for low-dose CT scans led to her early lung cancer diagnosis and ultimately saved her life. Read More

Lung Cancer Advocate’s Journey Started with a Simple Cough

Sue leans on writing and advocacy to make it through her difficult cancer journey. Read More

The Severe Dangers of Nicotine Biohacking

What makes nicotine so seductive, and why should you refrain from it? We broke it down. Read More

Raising Awareness for Sarcoidosis: Frank Shares His Struggles

Frank explains how a misdiagnosis led to a chronic diagnosis that would change his life and inspire him to advocate for other patients with this rare and often painful disease. Read More

Mission Moment April 2026

LUNG FORCE Heroes advocate for lung cancer funding, affordable healthcare coverage. Read More

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