We hardly ever stop to take a breath! Keep up-to-date with the Lung Health Foundation’s latest news:
Media Releases
Walter Gretzky encourages Canadians to participate in the #MyLungLife Hockey Challenge
The Lung Health Foundation challenges Canadians to give lung health their best shot for a COVID-19-safe fundraising initiative.
Systemic Barriers Stand in the Way of Lung Health for All
The Black Lives Matter movement has inspired the Lung Health Foundation to work harder to address inequality in respiratory care.
Lung Health Foundation Welcomes New Timeline for PMPRB Patented Medicines Guidelines
After months of consistent patient advocacy, the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board (PMPRB) has announced that they will delay the implementation of their pricing guidelines until January 2021.
Lung News
Lung Cancer Caregivers Support Group
It’s important you take care of yourself, so you can take care of your loved one.
New partnership gives Canadians trustworthy evidence, information about the evolving science driving the COVID-19 pandemic
Together with Canada’s Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats, we’re helping Canadians stay safe and make informed vaccine decisions.
Youth Vaping & Cannabis Use Webinar Series
If you’re a parent, teacher or other adult who counsels or cares for youth, this free webinar series is for you. You can help prevent future lung disease!
Blog
World Cancer Day 2021
Despite six cycles of chemotherapy combined with 30 days of radiation followed by immunotherapy, Angus Pratt’s cancer progressed to stage four in just months. There is no stage five. Only 19% of people with lung
Why the Burden of Pneumococcal Disease is Underestimated and Misunderstood: Implications for Public Health Planning
In 2017-18, pneumonia led to 138,485 emergency department visits across Canada. It was the ninth leading cause of a trip to the ER.
Flu or False?
There have been numerous claims about the Flu and its vaccine. It’s time to examine those claims and see which are true and which are false.
Lung Health Foundation Alerts
Virtual event series: Navigating Asthma this School Year
Questions about how back-to-school season will affect Canadian students with asthma? The Lung Health Foundation is providing free digital learning sessions for parents, guardians, and educators.
On #GivingTuesday, all gifts are matched! Here’s a sneak peek of your gift’s impact
If you share our vision of a world where everyone can breathe easier, we invite you to learn about the kind of impact your Giving Tuesday gift will have.
There is something unusual about May 5th…
Giving Tuesday typically takes place in the late autumn,, but life is anything but “typical” these days. Read on for more details about this emergency day of global giving (and how your gift will be matched!)