Asthma, COPD, cancer. Emily Seroka struggled for decades with lung problems—but the pulmonary rehabilitation program taught her how to breathe easier through it all.
7 Struggling against the effects of a rare lung disease, Mary Heeren undergoes a lifesaving double lung transplant and heart bypass surgery.
195 When long-lasting effects of COVID-19 made it impossible to breathe, this 69-year-old gardener found hope in lung transplantation.
455 A Michigan dad of six becomes the first Spectrum Health patient to receive a lung transplant following a lung cancer diagnosis.
883 Rick Andreen celebrates a Christmas dream come true—the freedom to breathe.
143 Chemical changes seen in cancer patients are also found in people who vape or smoke.
43 The e-cig industry would like you to believe their product is a safe alternative to cigarettes. It's not.
31 A lung transplant saved his life. Now, he is determined to make the most of his second chance.
603 David Stults developed popcorn lung after exposure to dangerous food chemicals. He's now hitting the school circuit to teach students the dangers of vaping similar substances.
3.4k A scientific review of 75 electronic cigarette products finds most are contaminated with germs.
42 Toxins in BBQ fumes known as PAHs may be absorbed through the skin, and could cause lung disease and DNA mutations.
4 When he couldn't afford treatment, a clinical trial prolonged Jim Blum's life so he could later be matched to a lung transplant.
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