News & Blog

We hardly ever stop to take a breath! Keep up-to-date with the Lung Health Foundation’s latest news.

LHF in the News

December 22, 2025
Flu hospitalizations are rising rapidly across Canada as the H3N2 strain spreads. Learn why this season’s flu is causing more severe illness and how immunization can help protect your lung health.
November 20, 2025
Canada needs a strategy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma with integrated surveillance systems, improved access to care, and targeted programs to reduce hospitalizations.
September 5, 2025
As the rates of late-stage lung cancer in nonsmokers rise in Canada, researchers are advocating for increased awareness and screening.

Media Release

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February 4, 2025
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
This World Cancer DAy
February 3, 2025
This World Cancer Day, Pfizer Canada ULC, together with Rethink Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer Canada, Lung Health Foundation, Lung Cancer Canada, and the Quebec Lung Association, is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of a series of grants to help advance oncology care and innovation in Canada. The competitive grants are awarded for proposals that aim to improve the quality of cancer care for Canadians living with metastatic cancer such as non-small cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer or breast cancer.
Old man and younger man talking
January 20, 2025
This week, Canadians from coast to coast will unite to celebrate National Non-Smoking Week, an annual initiative dedicated to raising awareness about the benefits of living smoke-free. The Lung Health Foundation (LHF) is proud to support this important week by spotlighting its comprehensive quit-smoking and maintenance programs, designed to empower individuals on their journey toward a smoke-free life.

Blog

February 28, 2025
Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a contagious viral infection that affects the nose, throat, and lungs. It is caused by influenza A and B viruses and spreads easily, especially during the late fall and winter months. In Canada, about 5-10% of adults and 20-30% of children get infected each year. 
February 20, 2025
Thousands of Ontarians are dying needlessly because their lung disease wasn’t caught early, they couldn’t access the right specialists or they lacked treatment options.
Bald person with a little child
February 4, 2025
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