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Excessive daytime fatigue and uncharacteristic irritability are common early warning signs of sleep-disordered breathing, otherwise known as sleep apnea. Here’s how sleep apnea affects your energy and mood and what you can do about it.

Every year in the United States, nearly two million people visit the emergency room for severe asthma symptoms. Luckily, preventing asthma attacks can reduce your risk of asthma-related complications. Here’s what that means.

Quitting smoking can be challenging, but with the right mindset, tools, and support, we’re confident you can kick the habit for good. Learn more about smoking cessation tools that can enhance your efforts and help you be successful.

Dyspnea, or shortness of breath, can be a sign of many different health problems, including serious heart and lung conditions. Here’s when this uncomfortable, tight-chested sensation of “air hunger” is cause for concern. 

Pleural effusion — sometimes referred to as “water on the lungs”— is the abnormal buildup of excess fluid in the space between your lungs and chest cavity. Read on to learn more about the signs and symptoms of this common condition.

There are two main types of sleep apnea, and each requires treatment. Learn about the different forms of “sleep-disordered breathing,” and find out how the right care approach can correct your problem and protect your health.

Emphysema is a progressive and irreversible — but treatable — lung disease that affects your lungs’ ability to transfer oxygen to your blood. As one of the main forms of COPD, its causes are the same as its risk factors. Learn more here.

Exceptionally common and exceedingly underdiagnosed, sleep apnea causes dozens of breathing pause/partial awakening events throughout the night. Here, we explore the three forms of this breathing-related sleep disorder.

If you have asthma, you know that symptom attacks can be serious. What you may not realize, however, is that they can be deadly too. Luckily, life-threatening asthma episodes are also avoidable. Learn more here. 

Breathing is vital to life — without oxygen, your brain and your body stop functioning very quickly. But what happens when your blood oxygen levels are less than ideal? Learn five ways to increase your oxygen flow naturally.

For people with a high lung cancer risk, annual screenings increase the chance of finding the disease in its early, most treatable stage — and reduce the likelihood of dying from it. Here’s what to expect during your appointment.

Smoking isn’t just the primary cause of COPD, it’s also the main cause of accelerated COPD progression. Find out how quitting smoking supports improved COPD symptom control, easier breathing, and a better quality of life.

Treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) isn’t just about putting an end to chronic snoring and frequent awakenings — it’s also about protecting your health. Here’s what you should know if a custom oral device is part of your treatment plan.

If a chronic lung disease keeps your body from getting enough oxygen, your health and vitality suffer. Luckily, the various testing techniques used in a comprehensive oxygen evaluation can help determine if you’re a candidate for oxygen therapy.

If you’ve got asthma, you know the condition is always with you — and you also know an asthma attack only occurs when something bothers your lungs. Luckily, there’s a lot you can do to control your asthma symptoms and prevent a severe attack.

It can be hard to differentiate between pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses like the flu or COVID-19. Learn about the signs and symptoms of this common lung infection, and find out why a proper diagnosis is so important.

Most adults who smoke want to quit, but fewer than 1 in 10 adult cigarette smokers succeed in quitting each year. Smoking cessation is entirely achievable — and we can give you the tools and support you need to succeed.

Are you a heavy smoker? Did you smoke for many years before recently kicking the habit? Do you have COPD? Learn about these and other reasons you should consider having a lung cancer screening today.

Shortness of breath makes respiration feel difficult or restricted. It has many potential causes: Some require immediate emergency care, while others call for prompt evaluation. Either way, it should never be ignored. Here’s why.

Sleep apnea doesn’t just sap your energy and leave you feeling irritable, it also undermines your mental and physical well-being. Learn how this chronic sleep disorder can cause serious health complications, and find out what you can do about it.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects millions of people in the United States, many of whom don’t even know they have it. Learn more about this common lung-damaging condition, and find out if you're at risk of developing it.

Nothing’s more frightening than gasping for oxygen through narrowed airways — an experience you know well if you have asthma. But you can reduce those terrifying episodes by avoiding your asthma triggers. Here are some of the common culprits.