Martha Porado

Editor, Canadian Healthcare Network

Author Profile

Martha Porado is a Toronto-based award-winning reporter and editor specializing in healthcare, science, business and political journalism. She is the editor of the Canadian Healthcare Network, prior to which she was the managing editor of the Medical Post and Pharmacy Practice + Business.

Her previous roles include associate editor of Benefits Canada magazine, where she specialized in institutional investment news. Her byline can also be found in many other Canadian publications, including Advisor’s Edge, Investment Executive, the Canadian Investment Review, Canadian Insurance Top Broker, Canadian Grocer, Now Magazine and the now defunct Vice. Prior to focusing on print and digital publishing, she worked at BNN Bloomberg’s downtown Toronto newsroom as a broadcast associate and production coordinator for live news broadcasts. She fondly remembers screening call-in questions for its popular Market Call program.

When she is not editing copy on new clinical research or putting together tomorrow’s Doctor Daily newsletter, she can be found watering her ceiling-scraping houseplants, driving around with antique furniture peeking out of her hatchback, or bragging about how she’s definitely seen more movies than you have.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

4/28/2026
Feds propose changes to ease DTC paperwork for physicians
The proposed changes would mean dozens of ‘long-lasting medical conditions’ would no longer need as much detail when filling out DTC forms.

Martha Porado
4/15/2026
Primary care’s real problem isn’t the system—it’s us
Jay Reaume argues that throughout 20 years of trying to better integrate interdisciplinary health professionals into teams, physicians still remain the bottleneck of primary care. And that needs to change.

Martha Porado
4/14/2026
'The Pharmacists Are In' podcast chats with key Ontario pharmacy stakeholders at PharmacyU Toronto
Amid the throng of guests, podcast hosts and community pharmacists John Papastergiou and Ajit Johal chatted with Hitesh Pandya, chair of the Ontario Pharmacists Association and Justin Bates, CEO of Ontario Pharmacists Association.

Martha Porado
3/30/2026
CPhA glad to see Canada Health Act Services Policy coming into effect
Even though the policy is going into effect, provincial and territorial governments will have an extra year to get their own infrastructure in line.

Martha Porado
3/30/2026
That was quick! Pharmacists Manitoba asks that pharmacists be allowed to help with measles vaccines and the province says yes hours later
In most other provinces, pharmacists are able to administer measles vaccines.

Martha Porado
3/29/2026
The Canadian Pharmacists Association names its Pharmacist of the Year
The 2026 award goes to a pharmacist whose career in Nova Scotia saw much progress in the province.

Martha Porado
3/23/2026
Doctors Manitoba reacts to 2026 provincial budget
A statement from the association's president applauded the budgets focus on specialists—but emphasized a lack action on another healthcare province from the current government.

Martha Porado
3/23/2026
Moving to B.C., doc? New webinar on getting settled in the province
This recorded webinar for Doctors of BC has loads of details on resources available to physicians moving to the province.

Martha Porado
3/23/2026
Cancer survivors having trouble sleeping? New clinical trial to test new Canadian tool
Well over half of cancer survivors deal with insomnia.

Martha Porado
3/23/2026
Memorial PharmD grads to be eligible for enhanced bursary
The newly enhanced $50,000 bursary will be available if they accept a position in the public health system with a three-year return-in-service commitment.

Martha Porado