Jonathan Kwan is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at New York University Abu Dhabi and was previously the Markkula Center’s Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow in Immigration Ethics. Views ...

Repressed emotions are feelings you unconsciously avoid. These are different from feelings you actively push aside because they overwhelm you. Repressed emotions can lead to health problems over time.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can disrupt breathing-swallowing timing, raising dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia risk. COPD-related rapid, shallow breathing and weakened swallowing ...