American Lung Association

Factors as far away as the Caribbean Sea and as nearby as the cornfields of Iowa can bring on that muggy, sticky feeling. For people with certain health conditions, it’s more than an annoyance.

Missouri ranks 10th in the country for high school smoking. However, rates are trending down and a variety of accessible programs are helping the Kansas City metro stay below state levels.

The annual “State of the Air” report from the American Lung Association shows some progress for the region and the nation in smog reduction but reports that particulate pollution levels are deadly.

The flu almost killed 34-year-old Davey Bauer, a landscaper from DeSoto, Missouri, who was addicted to vaping. But an innovative doctor — and some DD-sized breast implants — made him eligible for a transplant.

Missouri and Iowa show little progress in cutting their rates of new cancer cases, according to the latest American Lung Association report. Nebraska and Kansas saw rates of new cases remain below or at the national average.

The American Lung Association's latest “State of the Air” report card shows cities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska have cleaner air than they used to. But soot from wildfires continues to pose a risk.

For many Missouri health advocates, an increase in the state’s tobacco tax is long overdue.At 17 cents per cigarette pack, it’s the lowest in the country…

A nationwide survey of kids in grades six through twelve shows that nearly 1.8 million of them have tried electronic cigarettes, more than double the rate…

A new report by the American Lung Association puts Missouri near the bottom of the list when it comes to state tobacco control policies.The report grades…