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By Emma McArthur, RN Advance care planning sounds like a scary concept. It often evokes feelings of fear, which can be so debilitating,...

Accepting COPD Emma McArthur, RN My grandfather had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It’s hard to say for how long because...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow...

Une déclaration en français suit. With the results in, the members of Canada’s National Lung Health Alliance  (NLHA) extend our...

November is Lung Month at LungNSPEI, and each year, we use this time to bring awareness to the importance of keeping our lungs healthy....

Letter from Robert MacDonald, President & CEO, LungNSPEI May 31st was World No Tobacco Day, and it's important to recognize that many...

November was lung month, and in this beautiful region that we call home, the importance of lung health often goes unnoticed. For many...

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in Canada. It can cause cancer, heart disease, diabetes and lung disease. In fact,...

I Knew Something Wasn’t Right Imagine for a moment, Justine’s story. You have no cough, no shortness of breath.You feel great. You are a...

Congratulations Are in Order! Nova Scotians & Islanders will soon have shorter wait time for lung disease diagnosis, creating better...

My name is Victoria Cook. I am 13 years old and I live in Mulgrave, Nova Scotia. I am really excited that the Lung Association called me...

Dr. Langley is Head of Infectious Disease at the IWK Health Centre “Instead of worrying about self-diagnosing, people should focus on...