Martha Porado

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

8/29/2024
POLL: Doctor, do you eat organic?
We talk about nutrition and different diets on the Canadian Healthcare Network? But what about preferring organic produce over other options? Do you care about whether your food is organic?

Martha Porado
8/18/2024
Heard of a ‘good catch’ lately? Tell us about it!
Whether it’s solving a complex patient’s puzzle to determine a tricky diagnosis, or a simple triple check that averted disaster, these moments serve a special satisfaction.

Martha Porado
8/13/2024
Where do Canadian pharmacists get their professional insights?
We surveyed the Pharmacy Practice + Business audience to better understand where and how they get fresh professional information, whether it be a quick update on a new drug indication, or sharing wisdom with peers in-person.

Martha Porado
8/7/2024
P.E.I. reaches new deal with its doctors
Bumps to billing codes, med ed money, on-call stipend boosts and more in this new five-year agreement.

Martha Porado
8/6/2024
Unknown caller no more: Nova Scotia Health is tackling this common problem
Doctor, do your patients often send your calls straight to voicemail because they don’t know it’s you calling?

Martha Porado
8/1/2024
POLL: Pharmacist, do you take supplements?
Supplements can be incredibly useful for treating patients, for everything from gut health to peripheral neuropathy.

Martha Porado
7/30/2024
Cut it out: CFPC wants DTC forms off family docs' books for good
The College of Family Physicians of Canada wants to get the 16-page Disability Tax Credit off doctors' piles—and suggests people applying for the DTC should be able to self-attest.

Martha Porado
7/28/2024
RECALL: Various lots of multivitamins and supplements may contain metal fibres
The supplements are sold under a wide variety of brand names including: Kirkland Signature, Life, Option+, Webber Naturals, Wellness by London Drugs, Equate, Wellquest, VegiDay, and Natural Factors.

Martha Porado
7/25/2024
B.C.’s top doctor ends four-year COVID-19 public health emergency
Dr. Bonnie Henry said Friday that all remaining restrictions, including the vaccination requirement for healthcare workers, will be rescinded.

Martha Porado
7/25/2024
Ontario expanding access to RSV vaccines for young children, pregnant women
In late 2022, Ontario’s four main pediatric hospitals became overwhelmed with really sick young children, a situation that forced them to cancel surgeries and redeploy staff to intensive care units and emergency departments.

Martha Porado