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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.

RHA responds to the federal Executive Order revising the childhood vaccine schedule, reaffirming its support for evidence-based vaccination guidance from IDPH and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed weakening tailpipe pollution standards for heavy duty diesel trucks, a move that public health advocates warn would undo years of progress on clean air and put Illinois residents at greater risk.

Bad air quality days are becoming an increasingly common part of Chicagoland summers. But what’s causing it, and what can you do to protect your lungs?