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

5/5/2026
Some Quebec pharmacies removing energy drinks from shelves
The Familiprix chain announced it is withdrawing energy drinks from all its pharmacies amid growing calls for the province to ban the sale of the high-caffeine beverages to children.

Martha Porado
5/5/2026
3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
Associated Press footage showed health workers in protective gear evacuating three passengers, including the ship’s British doctor, who Spain’s health ministry said had been in ‘serious condi-tion’ but has improved.

Martha Porado
5/5/2026
Former CEO of non-profit behind PrescribeIT made close to $900K a year: Globe and Mail
The platform, set to shut down later in May, had hoped to gather 75% of prescriptions, Dr. Peter Vaughan, chair of the board of Canada Health Infoway, told the committee on Tuesday.

Martha Porado
5/4/2026
Long-term control of type 1 diabetes with an implantable device?
The researchers are also exploring the possibility of using this approach to deliver cells that could produce other useful proteins, such as antibodies, enzymes or clotting factors.

Martha Porado
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
What I don’t trust yet
What 18 months with AI tools in clinic actually taught me.

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