Welcome to the eighth episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our 2022 Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Bruce Izard, a member of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb planning committee and team member of Team NFTA, shares his reason for climbing! Bruce climbs to honor his brother, Art, who battled Cystic Fibrosis. Art's story is one of inspiration and led Bruce to continue to raise awareness and funds to support those living with lung disease. Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb ..read more

Welcome to the seventh episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our 2022 Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Sue Epstein is a new climber and shares her reason for climbing. Sue, as a lung cancer survivor, climbs for herself, her surgeon, and to show her Track team from Sacred Heart Academy that you can overcome hardships in your life in positive ways. She will be climbing in person with us for the first time this year! Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb Buffalo. To register, p ..read more

Welcome to the sixth episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our 2022 Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Bill Murray, a member of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb planning committee and team captain of Murray's Marchers! Bill climbs to honor his father, who battled pulmonary fibrosis, as well as his mother who also battled COPD.  Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb Buffalo. To register, please visit http://fightforairclimb.org/buffalo. Use code "WHYICLIMB" for $10 off your ..read more

Welcome to the fourth episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Joanne Moore-Beutler, a member of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb planning committee and member of our largest Buffalo Climb team, WNY Diamond Cutters joins us to share her reason for climbing. Joanne climbs for her father, a Navy veteran and volunteer firefighter, and aunt who passed away after a battle with COPD. Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb Buffalo. To register, pleas ..read more

Welcome to the third episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Sarah Geyer, a member of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb planning committee and member of our largest Buffalo Climb team, WNY Diamond Cutters joins us to share her reason for climbing. Sarah climbs for her father who passed last year after his battle with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb Buffalo. To register, please visit http://f ..read more

This is our first episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Fight For Air Climb - Buffalo committee co-chair and captain of team K-Mo Climbers joins us to share her reason for climbing. Amy climbs for her mother who she lost to lung cancer in 2020.  Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb Buffalo. To register, please visit http://fightforairclimb.org/buffalo. Use code "WHYICLIMB" for $10 off your registration! WNY Immediate Care has been p ..read more

Welcome to episode 17, Mental & Physical Health - Why They Matter. Did you know that our mental health is connected to our physical health, and is just as important? Listen to our conversation today with Dr. George Burnett, Medical Director for Behavioral Health at Independent Health as we discuss mental health during the holidays and winter season, the COVID-19 pandemic and throughout the journey of a medical diagnosis such as lung cancer or IPF.  Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with lung cancer? Consider joining one of the American Lung Association's online support groups or ..read more

Join us for our conversation today with Dr. Raja Cheruvu, a board certified radiologist and specializes in Neuroradiology and Cross-Sectional Imaging at Windsong Radiology as we celebrate Lung Cancer Awareness Month! Our conversation will focus on the importance of lung cancer screening, new and improved screening guidelines, smoking cessation, lung cancer prevention and report on local lung cancer screening rates! There are many ways that you can help the Lung Association and our partners spread awareness of lung cancer during the month of November. Consider learning more about lung cancer, b ..read more

Today we have a follow-up conversations with Dr. Joseph Chow, Medical Director of WNY Immediate Care and President of TeamHealth Ambulatory Care. We talked to Dr. Chow about COVID-19 myths, symptoms and best practices back in January, and we all know that so much has changed since then with the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccines, lifted restrictions and new variants. During today’s conversation we will learn some updates around the illness, the vaccines and how to protect ourselves during the upcoming flu season. It’s still extremely important to receive your COVID-19 vaccine if you have not ye ..read more

Respiratory diseases remain a significant health issue for firefighters and emergency responders who face increased exposure to gases, chemicals and smoke in the line of duty. Each year, over 250 local firefighters from paid and volunteer departments raise funds and  participate in our Fight For Air Climb, racing the steps in full gear to raise critical awareness for occupational exposure and increased risk for lung disease in first responders. Firefighters should go through periodic lung function tests, or pulmonary function tests (PFTs), to ensure they are healthy enough to do their job ..read more