The lungs are an internal organ in direct and unique communication with the external
environment. It is, therefore, unsurprising that they reflect the inequities of our surroundings …

There is an important social imperative to study health differences and disparities in disease.
Disparities in health persist among races despite the improving health status of all …

Background: Health disparities, defined as a significant difference in health between
populations, are more common for diseases of the respiratory system than for those of other …

Because the frequency of major risk factors for respiratory diseases (eg, tobacco use) differs
across demographic groups (defined by socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, sexual …

Health disparities are prevalent across diseases of the respiratory system, and are major
sources of morbidity and mortality among disadvantaged populations in the United States …

“Lung Health for All” is the key theme of World Lung Day 2022 (September 25). The day
aims to highlight the global burden of the major respiratory diseases and the impact of …

Health disparities (recently defined as a health difference closely linked with social,
economic, and/or environmental disadvantage) in asthma continue despite the presence of …

Asthma is a heterogeneous disease characterized by inflammation in the respiratory airways
which manifests clinically with wheezing, cough, and episodic periods of chest tightness; if …

As the world struggles with the rapidly evolving pandemic of novel coronavirus disease
(COVID-19), evidence and experience suggest that low-income and marginalized …

The third edition of the Global Impact of Respiratory Disease 1 begins with the statement
“We take our breathing and our respiratory health for granted, but our lungs enable us to …