Breathe : A Lesson in Lungs and Life

An essential guide to understanding, protecting and caring for one of the body’s most vital but often overlooked organs – the lungs Drawing on decades of clinical experience, Dr Bornali Datta, director of the respiratory department at Medanta – the Medicity, shines the light on pulmonary health. Through real-life stories of patients of asthma, COPD, lung cancer, Covid-19, sleep apnoea and tuberculosis, she unpacks the causes, symptoms, treatments and preventive measures associated with major respiratory illnesses in easy, accessible language. In an age of worsening air pollution, rising pulmonary diseases and overwhelming online misinformation, Breathe offers a reliable roadmap to lung health. It explains how everyday choices – from cigarettes and vapes to exercise, vaccines and travel — shape the way we breathe and live. Addressing patients, caregivers and interested readers, Dr Bornali Datta empowers everyone to ask informed questions, understand medical advice and take charge of their respiratory wellbeing — because every breath matters