Martha Porado
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 9/24/2024
Premier Smith announces plan to reinforce vaccine choice in Alberta Bill of Rights
University of Calgary law professor Lorian Hardcastle said it’s hard to know the impacts without seeing the amending legislation. - 9/23/2024
Federal Liberals launch pandemic preparedness agency, seeking faster vaccine development
Health Emergency Readiness Canada is tasked with boosting Canada’s life-sciences sector and ensuring Canadians get faster access to vaccines, medical therapies and diagnostics by accelerating the transition from research to commercialization. - 9/23/2024
New Brunswick Liberals pledge overhaul of recruitment for health professionals
The latest announcement adds to previous Liberal commitments to establish at least 30 new community care clinics to help cut primary care wait-times and a program to provide retention payments to nurses. - 9/23/2024
Manitoba government rolls out new age requirements for breast cancer screening
The province says it plans to progressively lower the age for self-referrals to 40 from 50, with a plan to get to the age of 45 for testing by the end of next year. - 9/23/2024
High insulin prices spur a U.S. federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers
Three companies that process about 80% of prescriptions in the United States—Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx—have engaged in anticompetitive practices that spur price increases, the Federal Trade Commission alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday. - 9/23/2024
Health Canada approves Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 vaccine, manufacturer says
The Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine, called Comirnaty, targets the KP.2 subvariant of Omicron, replacing the previous version which targeted the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant. - 9/23/2024
‘Scotch Tape and wet paper’: Healing fragile B.C. health system is key election issue
Mike Goetz has added bill collector to his list of responsibilities as mayor of Merritt in British Columbia’s Interior. In June, he sent the province an invoice for $103,831.87, the cost, he said, for closures of the Nicola Valley Hospital emergency room. - 9/19/2024
Unpredictable whooping cough outbreaks see cases rise in Ontario, drop in Quebec
This is the first time the disease has circulated to a significant extent since pre-pandemic years and in contrast to influenza, it doesn’t follow a predictable pattern apart from resurging every few years. - 9/18/2024
Health Canada approves updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
The protein-based vaccine, called Nuvaxovid, has been reformulated to target the JN.1 subvariant of Omicron. - 9/18/2024
Poll: Do you ‘fire’ patients who are verbally abusive?
In healthcare settings, maintaining respectful and professional relationships with patients is essential for ensuring a safe and supportive environment for both staff and providers.
