Martha Porado
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 9/16/2024
Doctors Without Borders closes operations in Russia
The group has been in Russia since 1992 and has operated programs that provided aid for homeless people and migrants, tuberculosis treatment, and general healthcare including for infectious diseases such as AIDS. - 9/16/2024
These people say they got listeria after drinking recalled plant-based milks
The first infection linked to the recall was traced back to August 2023. One year later on Aug. 12, 2024, the Public Health Agency of Canada said three people had died and 20 were infected. But some say the number of cases is likely much higher. - 9/16/2024
Scientists show how pregnancy changes the brain in innumerable ways
Neuroscientist Liz Chrastil got the unique chance to see how her brain changed while she was pregnant and share what she learned in a new study that offers the first detailed map of a woman’s brain throughout gestation. - 9/16/2024
Quebec labour tribunal says nurses cannot pressure the province by refusing overtime
Fédération Interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec had threatened that its members would stop accepting to work overtime starting Thursday, potentially throwing the health network into chaos. - 9/15/2024
Ontario considers further expanding pharmacists’ scope to include more minor ailments
Justin Bates, CEO of the Ontario Pharmacists Association said the way some doctors have been reacting to expanded scope is ‘almost like hysteria.’ - 9/15/2024
Eby pledges involuntary care for severe addictions in B.C., ahead of October election
Premier David Eby said involuntary help would be aimed at people struggling with overlapping addictions, mental illness and brain injury concerns who are not able to ask for help for themselves. - 9/15/2024
New Canadian research finds AI 'early warning' system shows promise in preventing hospital deaths
The technology called CHARTwatch continuously analyzed more than 100 different pieces of information about each patient in the unit. - 9/12/2024
B.C. accepts change for psychiatric care after alleged attack by mentally ill man
A report into a triple stabbing at a festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown last year says the man accused of the crimes had been let out of a psychiatric care facility 99 times in the year prior without incident. - 9/12/2024
Ontario docs to see 9.95% total compensation increase for first year of physician agreement
The Board of Arbitration will continue to negotiate regarding the next three years of the 2024-28 agreement. - 9/12/2024
B.C. signs national pharmacare deal with Ottawa, promises to expand drug coverage
The coverage was to be for birth control and diabetes drugs and supplies, but B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says oral contraceptives are already covered under a provincial program, so that share will be used to cover hormone therapy for women.
