Thanks to the Lung Health Cohort Research Study, the first large-scale lung health study, the American Lung Association strives toward achieving our mission to help transform lung health in the U.S.

As one of his final acts as U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy called for alcohol products to carry a label warning that ...

Ryder Elkin saved his father by performing hands-only CPR. This week, the teenager helped his peers learn the technique.

Much attention has been paid in recent years to life expectancy in the U.S., which remains lower than in many other ...

The term itself is a misnomer because CPR is for someone in cardiac arrest, meaning the heart has stopped beating. At that ...

“People with lung disease, including asthma and COPD, are particularly vulnerable to wood smoke along with older adults, those with diabetes, and individuals with cardiovascular disease,” said Ricardo ...

Advances in technology have made it increasingly easier for people to self-monitor their heart health, whether it's via a ...

Advances in technology have made it increasingly easier for people to self-monitor their heart health whether it's via a ...

“They have no nutritional value ... Small amounts of trans fats can increase the risk for cardiovascular disease significantly,” says Dr. Lopez-Jimenez. “They usually come in the form of partially ...

Drinks that contain too much sugar include sodas, sports drinks, energy drinks, and fruit-flavored beverages. Gupta said ...

Telecommunicators are a critical link in the cardiac arrest chain of survival, providing lifesaving, instant CPR instructions ...