COPD & Emphysema

COPD & Emphysema

COPD & Emphysema Emphysema is a chronic progressive disease of the airways, specifically the alveoli. Emphysema is the destruction and enlargement of the alveoli. The alveoli are the air sacks located at the ends of the bronchioles (alveolus is the singular or one...
Exercise and Lung Health

Exercise and Lung Health

Exercise and Lung Health I received a video of my grandnephew taking his first steps this week, a significant milestone considering he was one month premature. As he transitions to a toddler, still finding his balance, it is a reminder that our muscles, like his, need...
April is Donate Life Month

April is Donate Life Month

There are currently 103,000 people in the US awaiting life-saving organ transplants. Since about 46,000 organ transplants were completed in the US in 2023, the need for this life-saving treatment far outstrips the supply of organs for transplant. As a result of the...
Heart Disease & Women

Heart Disease & Women

Donyll Kiah, BA, CRT Did you know in 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson declared February American Heart Month? Let us take some time to focus on an especially important topic, and what better time than this month to talk about the HEART! Heart disease is still often...