Freelance lifestyle and entertainment journalist
Written for Allergic Living‘s website. A lawsuit in the death of an Alabama boy, who suffered fatal anaphylaxis from eating a cookie, could have broad implications for supermarket bakeries and food-allergic consumers. The family of 11-year-old Derek “Landon” Wood filed the lawsuit, in which a crucial aspect is whether a grocery store’s bakery should be required […]
Coverage of Allergic Living‘s spring Twitter party completed using Storify. Appeared online for Allergic Living, April 1, 2015. It was a rough winter for many, but spring has finally arrived. With it comes the promise of sun, beautiful plants, and unfortunately, a whole host of seasonal allergies. What new treatments are available? How can you keep your asthma under […]
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 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 […]
The cover story for Mediaplanet’s 2014 Living with Cancer campaign. It was available online and in print in the Toronto Star. Appeared online and in print June 21, 2014. Cancer has been a part of Annie Parker’s life for as long as she can remember. “My cancer journey started when I was actually in my mother’s womb because […]
Appeared online at J-Source.ca, Feb. 14, 2014 Teenagers aren’t usually bald, but that is the only look I have seen on 18-year-old Michael Friedman. The teenage Ewing sarcoma patient lay in a SickKids hospital bed, receiving chemotherapy drip-by-drip, while I furiously recorded observations for my feature on cancer caregivers—recently published in the March issue of Reader’s Digest […]
Ishani Nath 