How to provide lung health everyday

Living With Cystic Fibrosis

Substack is where I discovered Dr. MeiLan Han! I was browsing through and was pleasantly surprised to read an article, and learn that she wrote a book called, Breathing Lessons. And to top it off, she’s from my home state of Michigan. I also learned the Dr. Han’s book was “a passion project during the pandemic.”

I’m delighted to share a conversation with Dr. MeiLan Han, one of the country’s most respected voices in lung health and a tireless advocate for people living with chronic respiratory conditions.

Dr. Han is a Professor of Medicine and Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care at University of Michigan Health. She’s not only cared for patients at the bedside but has devoted her career to understanding lung disease at its roots, with a special focus on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition that remains widely under-recognized and underfunded. Through her research, Dr. Han is helping to uncover how diseases like COPD affect the lungs in different ways, with the goal of making treatment more precise, more effective, and more personalized.

Her journey began at the University of Washington and continued through specialized training at the University of Michigan, where she also earned a Master’s degree in Biostatistics and Clinical Study Design. Today, she leads research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), serves on national advisory boards for the COPD Foundation and the American Lung Association, and contributes to global guidelines that shape how lung disease is diagnosed and treated.

Dr. Han also serves as Deputy Editor of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, helping to guide the direction of clinical practice and research in pulmonary medicine.

If you or someone you love is living with a chronic lung condition, Dr. Han’s insight is not only encouraging, it’s essential. I’m so grateful to bring her voice to this platform. How many breathes do we take in a lifetime? It’s fascinating to discuss and you’ll hear the answer in our podcast.

Lung health, do you think about it?

To get her book: https://www.amazon.com/Breathing-Lessons-Doctors-Guide-Health-ebook/dp/B08X2ZFGNZ/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0

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