The Preventable Cancer: Why Women Need The HPV Vaccine

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 […]

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A Real Pain: Shingles And How You Can Avoid It

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. […]

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A Shot At Shingles Prevention

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 […]

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Scarlett Johansson Puts The Spotlight On Women’s Health

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 […]

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HPV: What You Need To Know

Written for Mediaplanet‘s Women’s Health campaign. Published online and in print inside the Toronto Star on September 10, 2015.  The majority of sexually active Canadians have at some point been infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV), though many may not know it. “The human papillomavirus is really common,” explains Dr. Jennifer Blake, CEO of the Society of Obstetricians and […]

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