Better Breathing

06 Feb Sex Despite Breathing Problems

Posted at 10:39h in Better Breathing, COPD Research 3 Comments

In 1977, we graduated the first patients from our outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program, the second such outpatient program in the...

24 Jan The Four Stages of COPD, Explained

Posted at 11:47h in Better Breathing, COPD Research 6 Comments

COPD isn’t just one disease - it’s many. And if you or a loved one have COPD, you know that...

09 Jan A New Hope for COPD?

Posted at 14:44h in Better Breathing, COPD Research, Other Lung Therapies 2 Comments

In 2007, the National Institute of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute funded a research study called The COPD...

06 Dec I Had a Dream

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I had a dream. I hope you’ll forgive me for borrowing the words of Dr. King but these words express...

01 Nov Breathe Better: Support PERF’s November 2019 COPD Screening Drive

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At the Pulmonary Education and Research Foundation (PERF), we are deeply committed to enabling research, education and other support for...

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/.