Martha Porado
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- 12/15/2022
The anti-stress holiday gift guide for pharmacists
Looking to show your friends and healthcare colleagues you care—and maybe even relieve a little strain? Here's our holiday gift guide with quick and kind ideas! - 12/11/2022
Singh requests emergency debate on urgent situation in children's healthcare
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has requested an emergency debate in the House of Commons to discuss the “urgent and escalating'' situation in Canada's children's hospitals. - 11/20/2022
The awkward optics of maskless socializing get docs talking
Does it matter that Dr. Kieran Moore, as a public health official, didn't exactly set an example after strongly recommending Ontarians mask up in public? - 11/8/2022
How does an N95 respirator actually work to protect the wearer?
While souped-up masks are everywhere these days, what's the physics behind the additional protection an N95 provides? - 11/7/2022
New children's book is really a study guide for family medicine exam
Need to get back to studying, but the kids want just one more story before bedtime? - 11/1/2022
Health Canada releases advisory on risks of JAK inhibitors
Having previously updated the risks specified on the product monograph for one type of Janus Kinase inhibitor, Health Canada now says it can't rule out similar risks for other types. - 10/27/2022
Who carved it best? Pumpkin contests are back at hospitals!
Every year, the nation's hospitals get a little spookier (and sillier) as healthcare workers participate in this Halloween healthcare tradition. - 10/25/2022
What would you tell your younger self when you were in residency?
No two residency experiences are exactly alike, but invariably MDs need to be tough to get through them. - 10/13/2022
Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine to be available in Saskatchewan for ages 12 and up
The Pfizer version was approved by Health Canada earlier this month. - 9/28/2022
Family files $2.7 million lawsuit over Indigenous woman's death in Quebec hospital
The video of her treatment in September 2020 went viral and drew outrage and condemnation across the province and the country.
