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

6/17/2026
Kimberly Moran departs OMA, Dr. Andrew Park steps in as interim CEO
The news release from the OMA provided no additional details on the departure of Kimberly Moran as its chief executive officer.

Martha Porado
6/17/2026
Getting out of ‘endless pilotitis’: A new method for evaluating AI tools in healthcare
The toolkit was developed after Digital Health Canada performed an environmental scan of AI applications and found tools like ambient scribes were being deployed without a standardized method of evaluating them.

Martha Porado
6/14/2026
Figuring it all out—again
In Iran, I was an established pharmacist working in the insurance sector. I had a defined role, leadership responsibilities, and the trust of pharmacy owners who relied on me to advocate for fair assessments.

Martha Porado
6/14/2026
A chat with Dr. Adam Thompson on B.C. physicians’ new four-year agreement
While not all details are quite revealed, there is still much to discuss.

Martha Porado
6/13/2026
Every jurisdiction in Canada needs a Primary Care Act
The Primary Care Act builds on the promise of the Canada Health Act: that medically necessary care should be provided without charge to everyone.

Martha Porado
6/9/2026
POLL: Patients asking more about generic GLP-1s?
Have you noticed an uptick in patient questions about these drugs with all this chatter about them becoming cheaper?

Martha Porado
6/9/2026
POLL: Doctor, do you smoke?
Cigarettes are making a comeback—with Gen Z taking the lead. Research from as recently as 2021 found 21% of physicians smoke. Do you?

Martha Porado
6/7/2026
Shingles vaccine: biological effects beyond prevention?
In adults aged 70 and over, shingles vaccination is associated with certain markers of biological aging. These results are consistent at the molecular level, but without evidence of clinical impact.

Martha Porado
6/7/2026
How to guide patients toward affordable and effective choices for sun protection
A new study suggests directing them toward less expensive sunscreens and encouraging them to wear protective clothing and a hat.

Martha Porado
6/7/2026
Childhood eczema: The AAD outlines an expanded treatment options
The first pediatric guidelines from the American Academy of Dermatology include 27 recommendations on atopic dermatitis. They confirm the arrival of new treatment options, without relegating basic therapies to a secondary role.

Martha Porado