Pneumonia is an illness we hear about often. There's a reason. It is a common disease that causes illness and death worldwide.

Read the story of lung transplant recipient, Jake Immink, who has been hospitalized since November 2020.

Most of us would never imagine that we would someday need an organ transplant. But yet, more than 40,000 people in the United States receive a life-saving organ transplant each year, and more than 100,000 people are on the waiting list.

Lung transplant patient Richard Hull is no stranger to masks. Hull says, "Wearing a mask is no big deal. I’ve been doing it for over four years."

Things you can do to protect your lungs.

When you’re waiting for a lung transplant, time matters. To receive a lung donation quickly can mean the difference between life and death.

Many COVID-19 patients, like Steve Schrader, are finding the road to recovery longer than they hoped. See what his experience with the disease was like firsthand and how he’s doing now.

As a respiratory disease, COVID-19 primarily attacks the lungs. But a COVID-19 patient’s own body can also hurt itself in the process. Find out how the new coronavirus and the body fight each other in the lungs.

Kathy Watson can remember the day she began smoking. It was the summer after 8th grade. That first puff began a 50 plus years habit. At age 72, Watson was diagnosed with early stage lung cancer and is living cancer free today thanks to a low dose CT screening available for long time smokers.

It’s never too late to stop smoking. Even men and women who have smoked for many years can reduce their lung cancer risk after five years of quitting smoking. Learn more.