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Written for Mediaplanet’s Neurological Conditions campaign published in the National Post on March 11, 2016. When some people look at seven-year-old Jaxson, they see a brain tumour survivor who is now unable to breathe, eat, or stand on his own, but Candace Breynaert simply sees her son. Jax was just a toddler when he started vomiting profusely and […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s Women’s Health campaign published in Maclean’s magazine in March 2016. In the age of hand sanitizer and antibiotics, many avoid bacteria in order to stay healthy, but research indicates that not all bacteria are bad. “A probiotic is actually a substance made by a microorganism including bacteria and even fungi,” says Dr. Marla Shapiro, an […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s Women’s Health campaign published in Maclean’s magazine in March 2016. New medical imaging is taking mammography from 2D to 3D, providing physicians with a better picture of cancer. The main screening tool for breast cancer, one of the most common cancers among Canadian women, is currently 2D mammography, which takes two X-ray images of the […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s Women’s Health campaign published in Maclean’s magazine in March 2016. The parasitic infection, caused by an organism called Trichomonas vaginalis, is more common than chlamydia and gonorrhea combined. In the U.S., an estimated 3.7 million people have trichomoniasis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but only 30 percent of patients will show signs of […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s Women in Business and Tech campaign published in the Maclean’s magazine on February 10, 2016. During Kirstine Stewart’s first week at CBC as the Head of English Language Services, a co-worker stopped her in the hall and handed her a piece of paper. Assuming the new executive was an assistant, they asked, “Can you give […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s Women’s Health campaign published in Maclean’s magazine in March 2016. In 2013, Alison Salinas was in the prime of her life. The 32-year-old public relations professional had just started her own company and was looking forward to what the future held. When she went in for a doctor’s appointment on Halloween that year — following […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s industry/labour awareness campaign. Published in Maclean’s magazine in December 2015. In 2001, after working in a lumber store for more than a decade, Andrea Coulson was struggling to build the life she wanted for her young family. “The hours were crazy; it was always nights and weekends for minimal pay,” says Coulson, a […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s The Future of Cancer Care campaigns. Published in Toronto Star on December 3, 2015. While some may associate nuclear technology with clean energy or weaponry, this field has also been at the forefront of molecular medicine or personalized medicine leading to significant clinical advances — specifically in the fight against cancer. Nuclear medicine […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s Bones and Joints campaign. Published in print inside the Toronto Star in September 2015. Joints in the body function like a well-oiled machine, allowing our body to move and bend with ease. However, with time, that machine can begin to wear down, causing joints to malfunction due to conditions like osteoarthritis. “Osteoarthritis is a painful […]
Ishani Nath 