COVID-19

06 May Exercise During COVID-19: A Conversation

Posted at 16:19h in COVID-19, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Heart & Metabolic Heath 2 Comments

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a profound impact on our activity levels. It could be that working from home...

11 Feb Studies on Smoking and COVID-19

Posted at 14:04h in Better Breathing, COVID-19, Infections & Pneumonia, Smoking Cessation 0 Comments

A recent article in the New York Times reported that as well as relapsing in our diet and exercise habits,...

28 Jan If You’re Offered a COVID-19 Vaccine, Should You Take It?

Posted at 14:01h in COVID-19, Infections & Pneumonia 0 Comments

by Harry Rossiter, PhD As you are all no doubt aware the FDA has given emergency use authorization (EUA) for two...

22 Dec Help Our Heroes to Give Us All a Safe and Happy New Year

Posted at 07:09h in COVID-19, Travel 0 Comments

Learn more about the American Thoracic Society's "special occasion strategies" aimed at reducing the risk of spreading COVID-19 this holiday...

03 Dec How to Prevent “Truth Decay”

Posted at 13:43h in COVID-19 0 Comments

PERF needs your help. The world as we know it under attack. We are not talking Martians...

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/.