We hardly ever stop to take a breath! Keep up-to-date with the Lung Health Foundation’s latest news.
LHF in the News
Media Release
September 28, 2026
Hope Innovation Research Grant honours the life and legacy of Lloyd Alexander Hope through “high risk, high reward” research.
September 23, 2026
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.
September 15, 2026
Vanguard healthcare, policy, and community coalition consolidates asnewly formed Ontario Nicotine Action Table (ONAT) to build long-term planfor coordinated action
Blog
March 8, 2025
This year’s International Women’s Day theme, Accelerate Action, emphasizes the urgency of addressing systemic barriers, challenging biases, and fast-tracking progress towards gender equality. With this vision in mind, here are three things that we’d like you to know about lung health (and the women who are transforming it!)
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.
