The Latest Breaking News from the American Lung Association

The respiratory illness is not new and has previously spiked in the U.S. too.

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A new survey finds more people are surviving lung cancer and racial disparities are shrinking. But unless it's caught early, lung cancer still has a low survival rate.

Some of the nation's largest truck makers have pledged to not sell new gas-powered vehicles in California by the middle of the next decade

If you experienced cough and cold symptoms this spring, you might not have had COVID or the common cold after all. You may have had human metapneumovirus—a (relatively) newly recognized “bug” hitting radars in a post-pandemic world.

Diesel exhaust and emissions from plastic production warm the planet over time, while immediately threatening those who inhale their toxic fumes.

The American Lung Association finds that U.S. air quality is improving, but wildfires and more threaten progress

LOS ANGELES — Despite tremendous progress in reducing air pollution over the last several decades, 98% of Californians live in communities with unhealthy levels of smog or fine particles, according to a new report released by the American Lung Association.

PITTSBURGH — A paper published Tuesday in the journal Respiratory Research adds to a growing body of research that shows menthol flavoring added to electronic cigarette liquid worsens lung damage. The study represents the first time, to the authors' knowledge, that these effects have been seen with aerosolized menthol vapor.