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