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.
A Billings Family Tradition: Honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Air Act
The Billings family has turned their family members legacy into a family tradition. Leon Billings is commonly known as the chief staff architect of the 1970 Clean Air Act. Read More
The Vaccines Are Coming
We are nearing the anticipated arrival of several vaccines which are hoped to contribute to our ability to control the COVID-19 pandemic. It is predicted that vaccines may begin to be available for distribution before the end of this year. Read More
Our 2020 Highlights
At the beginning of 2020, we never could have predicted how much our world would change in the course of one year. Read More
Mission Moment - December 2020
Stay up-to-date on the COVID-19 vaccine through our new COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker that features our science-based resources, physician perspectives and answers to common questions about vaccine safety in general and the COVID-19 vaccine specifically. Read More
Surprising Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: One Teenager’s Story
When Carson contracted a mild version of COVID-19, his parents were relieved, until he started showing more serious symptoms long after his supposed recovery. Read More
Laura Dern: Our New Ambassador
The actor and activist shares why she is partnering with the American Lung Association. Read More
Why I Donate: A Long-time American Lung Association Supporter’s Story
Nancy O’Neil is a 63-year-old wife, mother, grandmother and lung cancer survivor. A former smoker, she was diagnosed with stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer in 2015. Read More
Understanding Palliative Care: It’s Not What You Think
There is a lot of misunderstanding around the term palliative care. We talked with Anna K. Saulitis, a licensed clinical social worker at Rush University Medical Center, in hopes of clearing things up. Read More
Lung Cancer Biomarker Testing and Black Americans: Part 2
Dr. Khadijah A. Mitchell, Assistant Professor of Biology at Lafayette College notes, “Self-reported race is a social construct and genetic ancestry is a biological construct." Read More
Lung Cancer Biomarker Testing and Black Americans: Part 1
The lung cancer advocacy community has united to raise awareness about the need for biomarker testing for lung cancer patients. Read More
