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When it comes to managing chronic lung disease — especially severe asthma — biologics are game-changers. Learn how these advanced “live” medicines interact with your immune system to ease inflammation, reduce flares, and keep you healthy.

You’ve been experiencing shortness of breath along with a cough — and now you’ve been advised to undergo pulmonary function testing. Find out how these simple, noninvasive tests can help us detect underlying lung disease.

When asthma is uncontrolled, difficult to treat, or severe, it’s time to revamp your asthma action plan and seek more intensive, next-level care. Could you benefit from chronic care management for your asthma? Learn more here. 

Quitting smoking is the single most important step you can take to safeguard your health. That’s why you’ve tried to kick the habit more times than you can count. What’s the secret to success you’ve been missing? Find out here.

Millions of Americans are living with sleep apnea and don’t yet know it. But how can you find out you have undiagnosed sleep apnea without a sleep partner who might notice your loud, chronic snoring? Find out here.

Every year, millions of Americans get pneumonia. While anyone can develop a lung infection, case numbers go up during cold and flu season, and some people are more likely than others to be affected. Learn more here. 

Millions of people in the United States live with COPD. If you’re at risk for developing this progressive lung disease, recognizing its early symptoms is the first step toward getting the care you need to protect your health. Learn more here.

You know that physical activity is good for your health, but did you know it can help with asthma control too? Here’s how regular exercise can improve lung function and reduce asthma symptom flares — with the right precautions.

Spirometry is a simple lung function test that can help us get to the bottom of concerning symptoms like shortness of breath, wheezing, and chronic coughing. Here’s what the test measures and what you can expect during your appointment.

COPD may be incurable and irreversible, but continuous care management can help you control disease progression, reduce your risk of hospitalization, and stay healthy. Learn more about our comprehensive approach here.

Eosinophilic asthma accounts for about four in five cases of severe, poorly controlled asthma. Learn how adding targeted biologic therapy to your treatment plan can help you gain the upper hand over asthma and protect your health.

Coughing is a natural, spontaneous reflex to clear irritants from your throat and airway. It’s also one of the most common signs of respiratory illness, environmental allergies, asthma, and lung disease. Here’s when a cough warrants expert care. 

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.