The Respiratory Health Association (RHA) is proud to announce that we have been recognized at the 68th Publicity Club of Chicago’s Annual Golden Trumpet Awards for “RHA Rescues Funding for Illinois School Program.” This acknowledgment highlights RHA’s ongoing...
After asthma, Long Covid, and a heart condition set her health back, Julia Wheeler took up running and is now preparing for her third marathon.
Lung cancer often does not cause symptoms in its early stages. Finding it earlier can mean more treatment options and better outcomes. Even though screening can help find lung cancer earlier, not enough people are asking their healthcare provider about getting tested....
A Lifelong Advocate Mia was diagnosed with asthma as a baby and has volunteered with RHA since she was four, when she joined her parents at Hustle up the Hancock. Today she's a fourth-year mechanical engineering student at Illinois Institute of Technology who hopes to...
RHA awards Dr. Lillian J. Eichner of Northwestern’s Feinberg School a $75,000 grant to study the LKB1 gene’s role in non-small cell lung cancer.
RHA and Inogen name Norwick (UIC) and Buckingham (Vanderbilt) as inaugural recipients of the RHA Inogen Oxygen Fellowship.
A look back at how RHA board member Dr. Tony Marinelli helped bring flu vaccines to thousands of Chicagoans decades before they were available at every pharmacy.
RHA responds to the EPA’s decision to repeal power plant emissions restrictions, calling it a setback for public health and air quality.
Respiratory Health Association is proud to name Nirupama Putcha, MD, MHS the recipient of the 2026 Solovy Award for Advancement in COPD.
RHA reflects on its 120th anniversary by revisiting the 1990s billboard advocacy campaign that exposed racial disparities in tobacco and alcohol advertising, and the community organizing that led Chicago to ban such billboards near schools and parks.