Lung Disorders

When it comes to lung disorders, there are a number of different conditions that impact your lungs. From asthma and bronchitis, to pneumonia and COPD, these lung disorders compromise your breathing capabilities and can lead to additional issues if left untreated. Learn more about how to care for your lungs—regardless of the condition plaguing them.

Lung Disorder Basics

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Could You Have Walking Pneumonia? Here's How to Tell

Tips for Lung Care

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How to Keep Your Lungs Healthy, According to Pulmonologists

What to Know About Asthma

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14 Best and Worst Exercises for Asthma

Explore Lung Disorders

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What Is Pneumothorax?
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What Is Pulmonary Embolism?
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What Is Emphysema?
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What Is Pleurisy?
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Why Do Some People Die From Pneumonia?
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What Is Wheezing? Causes and Treatments
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Signs of Pneumonia—8 Symptoms You Shouldn't Ignore
Woman Dies 2 Months After Receiving a Double-Lung Transplant From Someone With COVID-19
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What Is Interstitial Lung Disease? What to Know, According to Pulmonologists
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Compression Asphyxia Caused Astroworld Festival Deaths—Here's What That Is
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Vanessa Lachey Warns Parents About the Dangerous Virus That Put Her Son in the Hospital for 6 Days
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What You Should Know About the Mystery Respiratory Virus Affecting Kids
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What Is Asthma?
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Signs and Symptoms of Asthma
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What You Need to Know About Asthma and COVID-19, According to Experts
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Experts Explain Ways to Beat Pet Allergies From Cats and Dogs
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Air Pollution, Asthma Linked to Suicide
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Sarah Michelle Gellar Explains What Life During the Pandemic Feels Like for an Asthma Patient
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Things To Do if You're Having an Asthma Attack—Tips To Prevent an Attack
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Common Things That Can Cause or Trigger Asthma
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What Is Exercise-Induced Asthma—And How Do You Know if You Have It?
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Asthma Overview
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Why a Cold-Weather Workout Can Make You Cough—and What to Do About It
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What Exactly Is Asthmatic Bronchitis?
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How Long Is Too Long? Is My Cough Chronic?
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The 2 Most Common Causes of Bronchitis–and How to Avoid Them
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Lady Gaga Just Cancelled Her Las Vegas Show Because of Bronchitis and a Sinus Infection
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Pregnant Jessica Simpson Has Been Hospitalized 4 Times in 2 Months—Here's Why
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What Is Hypercapnia?
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COPD Overview
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Signs and Symptoms of COPD
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How Is COPD Diagnosed?
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How Is COPD Treated?
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What Causes COPD?
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7 Ways to Gain Weight if You Have COPD
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15 COPD Symptoms
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8 Reasons Why You May Be Coughing So Much
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A Guide to COPD: What To Expect Based on Your Age
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Young and Short of Breath: Could It Be COPD?
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COPD Overview
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COVID-19 Pneumonia—the Lung Infection Caused by Getting COVID-19
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What Is Multifocal Pneumonia?
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Pneumonia Cough: How It Might Sound Different From Other Coughs
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7 Different Types of Pneumonia
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What To Know About Double Pneumonia—An Infection in Both Lungs
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What Can Cause Pneumonia?
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What Is Aspiration Pneumonia? Doctors Explain Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
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This Woman Thought She Had Pneumonia—but It Turned Out to Be Stage 4 Lung Cancer
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Actress and Singer Doris Day Died of Pneumonia—but How Does That Happen?
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Pneumonia Overview