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.
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
