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Written for Mediaplanet’s Women in Technology campaign. Published in print inside the Maclean’s on October 12, 2015. When Microsoft software development engineer Dr. Jenna Butler first started exploring computer science, she did not expect it to reroute her career path. Her passion was studying cancer, but she didn’t see how computers could connect to that pursuit. While doing her […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s Women in Technology campaign. Published in print inside the Maclean’s on October 12, 2015. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – known as the STEM fields – are some of the largest growth industries in the country, yet have statistically low levels of female employees. According to Statistics Canada, just 23 percent of graduates from engineering and […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s Women in Technology campaign. Published in print inside the Maclean’s on October 12, 2015. Technology is rapidly evolving, but the low number of women in computer science and engineering remains stagnant and experts say that this could have major implications for the future. “Computing is at the heart of everything,” says Dr. Telle Whitney, CEO of […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s campaign on infectious diseases and liver illness. Published online and in print inside the National Post on September 17, 2015. Sharon Rider was first diagnosed with hepatitis C when she was 39 years old – more than two decades after she had been infected. “I didn’t have any clue at all that I was carrying […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s campaign covering infectious diseases and liver illness. Published online and in print inside the National Post on September 17, 2015. Hepatitis C is a viral infection that attacks the liver, yet most patients do not realize they have contracted the disease until it has already done significant — and sometimes irreversible – damage. “It’s an […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s Dermatology campaign. Published online and in print inside the National Post on September 12, 2015. An estimated 1 million Canadians and 125 million people worldwide live with psoriasis – and its effects go beyond the surface of a patient’s skin. In a 2009 national survey, more than one third of the respondents considered psoriasis a […]
Written for Mediaplanet‘s Dermatology campaign. Published online and in print inside the National Post on September 12, 2015. The pain was so intense that everything felt uncomfortable. She couldn’t sit, stand or settle herself and sleeping was nearly impossible. “It was so constant and so severe. I felt like I couldn’t take a breath,” says the Ontario woman. […]
Written for Mediaplanet‘s Dermatology campaign. Published online and in print inside the National Post, September 12, 2015. 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 can reactivate later in life as a painful rash called shingles. “The virus […]
The cover story for Mediaplanet’s Women’s Health campaign. Published online and in print inside the Toronto Star on September 10, 2015. As the leading lady in numerous blockbuster films, Scarlett Johansson is used to being the center of attention, but now the actress is shining the spotlight on an issue that affects both her and her fans. “I am inspired to speak […]
Ishani Nath 