Hope Innovation Research Grant

Hope Innovation Research Grant honours the life and legacy of Lloyd Alexander Hope through “high risk, high reward” research.
Alberta Becomes Ninth Province to Offer Free RSV Immunization to All Newborns

Alberta has become the ninth of Canada’s 10 provinces to offer free RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) immunization to all babies born in hospital during the respiratory virus season.
Ontario Healthcare Stakeholders Unite on Shared Action Plan to Reduce Tobacco and Nicotine Dependence

Vanguard healthcare, policy, and community coalition consolidates asnewly formed Ontario Nicotine Action Table (ONAT) to build long-term planfor coordinated action
Ontario’s Lung Cancer Screening Program Ranks Among World’s Best, but Half of Patients Are Still Diagnosed at Advanced Stages, New Report Finds

Lung Health Foundation’s landmark baseline report shows a system with exceptional foundations – and critical blind spots in equity, patient experience, and access that could determine whether Ontario meets the Pan-Canadian Lung Cancer Action Plan’s 2035 mortality reduction targets
Lung Health Foundation Says Canada’s Current Access System to Emerging Therapies is Moving Slower than Modern Medicine

New lung cancer and respiratory treatments are being developed faster than critically ill Canadian patients can access them, even when doctors believe they could help save lives; Canada’s largest charity dedicated to lung health presses Ottawa to act on Bill C-265 to establish a pre-approved special access list to help physicians obtain targeted therapies when no comparable treatment is available in Canada
Canadian Soccer Standout Cloey Uddenberg and Team Physician Dr. Kevin Asem Join Lung Health Foundation’s National Push to Keep Kids with Asthma in the Game

As soccer surges across Canada, new Play Prepared campaign empowers families, coaches, and communities with real-world guidance that works on and off the field
From Paperwork to Patient Care: A Statement in Support of Bill C-265 [An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (List of Therapeutic Products Pre-approved for Special Access)]

This special statement has been prepared to support proposed changes to the Act’s Special Access Program section. These changes could give people experiencing serious or life-threatening conditions faster access to medications that aren’t yet approved by Health Canada. Some of these medications could help people living with lung conditions.
Lung Health Foundation Launches Bold 2026–2028 Strategic Plan to Transform Lung Health Across Canada

The Lung Health Foundation (LHF) today unveiled its 2026–2028 Strategic Plan, Beyond the Horizon – Shaping the future for better lung health.
Wildfire Smoke is Coming. Millions of Canadian Lungs Aren’t Ready.

Canada is entering another wildfire season — and for millions of Canadians living with lung disease, the danger often begins before the smoke is even visible.
A new collaboration between the Cancer Research Society and the Lung Health Foundation will unlock progress through translational lung cancer research

Formally announced on World Cancer Day, the Cancer Research Society Lung Cancer Translational Research Grant will soon fund an urgently needed research project in partnership with the Lung Health Foundation
