Breathe Center

12/10/2025

Our indoor air can become extra polluted during the winter holidays. Everyone is indoors with minimal air circulation, heating their houses as it gets colder, and cooking/baking up a storm! All of these things can contribute to indoor air pollution - check out these tips for keeping your air as healthy as possible in the upcoming months.

12/03/2025

Today is International Day of Persons With Disabilities (IDPD). The theme for this year's observance is “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress”. There will be an IDPD commemoration held virtually at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

12/02/2025

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving! This year, we are grateful for the lives that research saves. According to the NIH, 99% of all new medications resulted from federally-funded university research through the NIH. Thank you to all the amazing research teams saving lives!

11/20/2025

Pediatric pulmonologist Dr. Christy Sadreameli recently donated over 70 bags of medical necessities for Baltimore City students with asthma. The bags included an albuterol inhaler, reusable spacers, and educational materials for public schools. The bags will cover over 40 health suites in different public schools.

A new law in Maryland requires public schools (and allows private schools) to have emergency albuterol on hand for respiratory emergencies. This donation ensures that the schools will be able to properly administer the emergency medication to students with asthma.

11/20/2025

11/20/2025

takes place on the third Thursday in November, hosted by the American Cancer Society. Join thousands of people who will commit to quit smoking, with helpful resources like the American Cancer Society’s Empowered to Quit email-based to***co quitting program. Quitting starts with a plan, make yours today.

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/to***co/great-american-smokeout.html

11/19/2025

There are over 16 million people currently living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We strive to increase education for those living with COPD, as well as their family, friends, and caregivers.

Did you know that if you have COPD, an air purifier may help reduce the frequency of your symptoms, according to our BREATHE Center research findings?

Find more information and resources at https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/copd/learn-about-copd

The more you understand about COPD the better you and your loved ones can manage living with this disease.

11/18/2025

is a global campaign from the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness about antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This occurs when fungi, parasites, bacteria, and viruses become resistant to the drugs used to treat them. These treatments and drugs therefore become ineffective, leading to risk of infection spread, serious illnesses and even death.
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-amr-awareness-week/2025

11/12/2025

Pneumonia is an infection of one or both lungs that can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. Anyone can get pneumonia, however adults aged 65+ and children under 2 are at the highest risk.

Most people with pneumonia respond well to treatment attempts, but pneumonia can still cause serious and even deadly lung infections and problems. Pneumovax, RSV, influenza, and COVID vaccines can help reduce the risk of pneumonia.

11/10/2025

November is . Lung cancer is the #1 cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Early screening can save lives. Check out lung.org for updates, resources, and early screening information.

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween! If you are a parent of a trick-or-treating child, make sure to practice pedestrian safety this Halloween and read candy labels closely for allergy information. If you are driving on Halloween, be sure to keep an eye out for pedestrians.