Burning gasoline and diesel fuel releases many dangerous chemicals into the air including particulate matter, nitrogen oxides ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the Administration is no longer recommending the COVID-19 immunization for healthy children or healthy pregnant women.

JAMA Internal Medicine published an article, Projected Lifetime Cancer Risks From Current Computed Tomography Imaging, that uses risk modeling to suggest that radiation from Computed Tomography (CT) ...

When you are diagnosed with COPD, it is important to remember that you are not alone. A healthcare team, which may include a ...

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a Congressional Review Act Resolution of Disapproval (CRA) to repeal an important air pollution rule.

The bill will now go to the U.S. Senate for consideration. In response, American Lung Association President and CEO Harold Wimmer issued the following statement: “The House of Representatives’ ...

Today, the U.S. Senate voted to pass three Congressional Review Act Resolutions of Disapproval that seek to block U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waivers for cleaner cars and cleaner trucks ...

On behalf of millions of patients and consumers we represent across the United States who face serious and chronic health conditions, our organizations urge Congress to oppose cuts that will terminate ...

In celebration of its 120th anniversary, the American Lung Association is joining with the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) to announce the opening of applications for the CHEST/ALA ...

This month, members of Congress in Washington, D.C., are working on a budget reconciliation bill, which currently includes devastating cuts to Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and critical healthy ...

Today, the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE initiative celebrates Lung Cancer Action Week in California, proclaimed the second week of May, uniting America to stand against lung cancer, the ...