Better Breathing

29 Jul Health Impacts of Wildfires

Posted at 17:07h in Air Quality, Allergy, Better Breathing 0 Comments

Wildfire season is upon us! And with drought conditions and more intense heatwaves, wildfires may become a destructive, year-round phenomenon....

08 Jul Socioeconomic Status and Health Disparities in Lung Function

Posted at 17:31h in Air Quality, Better Breathing, COPD Research, Smoking Cessation 0 Comments

Despite improvements in air quality and reductions in tobacco use over the past 60 years, socioeconomic disparities in respiratory symptoms,...

17 Jun Power Couple Launches New Resources to Educate about COPD

Posted at 16:19h in Better Breathing, COPD Research, Exercise & Pulm Rehab 0 Comments

COPDSOS is a new project created by Ted and Grace Anne Dorney Koppel to advocate for pulmonary rehabilitation through education...

20 May COPD Genetic Testing: Should You Get Tested?

Posted at 16:28h in Better Breathing, COPD Research 0 Comments

So you’ve been told that you have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Is it important for you to get genetic...

22 Apr Tackling Breathlessness with Yoga

Posted at 13:40h in Better Breathing, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Mental Health, Other Lung Therapies 3 Comments

Most of us take breathing for granted. The process is mainly involuntary and occurs without us having to think about...

The Pulmonary Education and Research Foundation (PERF) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that was formed from a passion to improve the outlook for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), through research into pulmonary rehabilitation and other patient-centered therapies. Over time, this purpose has adapted to include other diseases where shortness-of-breath and exercise intolerance are hallmark symptoms.

PERF publishes a free blog, and responds to reader’s questions and concerns, for those who experience breathing difficulties or exercise limitations.

For more information visit us on the web at https://perf2ndwind.org/.