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The cover story of Mediaplanet’s Healthcare Technology campaign. Also contributed the campaign title and subheadlines. Appeared online and in print on September 28, 2014 in the National Post. Lisa Ray had never heard of multiple myeloma before she was diagnosed with it. “I think that something was brewing for a few years before I was actually diagnosed,” says […]
Written for Mediaplanet‘s 2014 Financial Literacy campaign. Published in September 2014 for online and print. When it comes to figuring out personal finances, between the bills and the budget, it can be hard to make sense of it all. “There is a view that money is a scary issue and my role is to make sure […]
Written for Mediaplanet‘s 2014 Bones and Joints campaign. Published in September 2014 for online and in print. To Sherwood “Sherry” Bassin, hockey is a way of life. “I just love the sport…It kind of gets in your blood,” says Bassin, who has coached and managed teams at all levels for more than 50 years and is […]
Written for Mediaplanet‘s 2014 Expecting Parents campaign. Published September 2014 for online and print. Bringing a child into the world is a miracle, and for couples dealing with infertility issues, new procedures can help make miracles happen. “There’s an awful lot of couples who don’t realize that they can’t get pregnant forever,” says Dr. Scot Hamilton, President […]
Cover story for Mediaplanet‘s 2014 Work Life Balance campaign, written from a previously conducted interview. Published September 2014 for online and print. On the morning of April 6, 2007, Arianna Huffington was lying on the floor of her home office, in a pool of her own blood. Exhausted and running on only a few hours of sleep, the […]
Written for Mediaplanet‘s 2014 Dermatology campaign published in the National Post. Published July 2014 in online and print. For many, chicken pox is an illness that comes and goes with childhood, but for a growing number of Canadians, like Sue Rosenthal, this disease can resurface without warning as a painful rash called shingles. Rosenthal was playing the […]
Written for Mediaplanet‘s 2014 Dermatology campaign published in the National Post. Published July 2014 in online and print. Chicken pox is a common concern for children, but the virus behind this disease does not disappear along with its characteristic red spots. Instead, the varicella zoster virus remains in nerve roots and can reactivate later in life, this […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s 2014 Asthma and Allergies campaign which appeared in the Toronto Star. Appeared in print and online on June 28, 2014. They say it takes a village to raise a child and according to health experts, when it comes to keeping children safe in school, the same logic applies. “The wellbeing of our students within […]
Client-focussed piece for Mediaplanet’s 2014 Living with Cancer campaign available online and in print the Toronto Star. Appeared online and in print June 21, 2014. There is no such things as a “good time” to get sick. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, two out of five Canadians are expected to develop cancer during their lifetimes. And the number […]
Ishani Nath 