COPD

Limited - Temple Lung Center COPD MAIN

COPD affects more than smokers — and Philadelphia’s air quality makes awareness critical

Asthma inhalers emit significant amount of greenhouse gases, study finds

Inhalers Carbon Emissions

Children's Health

After Pennsylvania coal plant closed, ER visits for childhood asthma dropped by 41%

Air Pollution Asthma

Children's Health

Being too heavy or skinny as a child may impact lung function as an adult

Lung Function BMI

Regular lung cancer screenings can help catch other diseases early, too

Temple Lung Cancer Screenings

Do you have trouble opening jars? It might be a bigger problem than you realize

Handgrip strength health

Biomarker discovery may lead to better treatments for asthma, COPD, Rutgers researchers say

lung airway diseases

Twenty years later, 9/11 first responders are at greater risk of lung disease

Underlying medical conditions put half of U.S. adults at risk of severe COVID-19

Scientists may have determined why many non-smokers develop COPD

COPD cause respiratory system

Smokers have greater risk of severe coronavirus complications, research shows

Smokers are at greater risk of severe illness with COVID-19, researchers find

Capital Health opens new pulmonary rehabilitation program for residents of Bucks, Mercer counties

Capital Health Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program

Temple Health to host international COPD conference next week

Carroll - Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Dry January Wine

Dry January isn't just a month away from alcohol. It leads to long-term reductions in drinking

Health Benefits Couples

Strong relationships provide the willpower needed to sustain a healthy lifestyle

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Why intentions may work better than New Year’s resolutions

Steps Better Health Naps

As a health writer, here are five steps I took in 2025 that improved my life

med school trend

Medical school enrollment surpasses 100,000 for first time as application numbers rebound

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