Jamie Mauracher
Digital Broadcast Journalist
Jamie Mauracher is an RTDNA and Gemini award-winning journalist with more than a decade of experience covering national and international news.
Having taken a keen interest in investigative journalism, in May of 2021 Mauracher took on the new role of Global News Network Health reporter.
A member of the Global Toronto team since 2018, she has reported on a wide variety of high-profile stories, including the Yonge Street van attack and sexual assault allegations at St. Michael’s College School. Mauracher also spearheaded features on housing affordability in Toronto and has been a part of network collaboration on immigration as well as Global News’ extensive reporting on hydro costs in Ontario.
Mauracher realizes the value of a unique and innovative story idea and thrives from the rush of live television. Her stories have held decision makers accountable and led to change within the public and private sectors.
A graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University’s journalism program, Mauracher has lived in three different countries and six provinces. Prior to joining Global News she worked as a reporter and anchor with CBC, CityTV and CTV.
A first-time mother, when she’s not giving viewers their daily dose of health and science-related news, she enjoys traveling, working out and spending time with her family.
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Video Archives
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Poll worker safety concerns rise due to lack of mandatory vaccinations
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Questions over Canada’s vaccine passport plan
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Concerns about holding federal election during 4th wave
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Beyond the facts: Why some Canadians remain vaccine hesitant
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Canada signs with Moderna to open mRNA vaccine plant
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Will Canada start offering third doses to immunocompromised?
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WHO calls for global pause on COVID-19 vaccine boosters
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New study finds elite athletes face greater mental health risks
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Canada has fastest growing overdose mortality rate in the world, experts say
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Study: People with disabilities face greater risk of COVID-19 infection, death
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Are parents right to worry about ‘baby brain?’
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The mission to boost COVID-19 vaccine rates among younger Canadians
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How COVID-19 reopening impacts Canadians battling addiction?
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Will Canada’s covid babies face an ’immunity debt’?
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WHO top scientist advises against COVID-19 vaccine mixing, even as some experts say it’s safe
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Blood shortage concerns as hospitals tackle pandemic-driven surgical backlog
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COVID-19: Canada’s new border rules leave out some fully vaccinated
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What Canadians need to know about Lambda COVID-19 variant
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‘Ability to adapt’: Experts say COVID-19 pandemic did not cause global mental health epidemic
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COVID vaccine wearables: Safety signal or marketing ploy?
Author Archives
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Children’s hospitals ‘gravely worried’ about upcoming flu season amid ER crisisAs flu season approaches, officials at children’s hospitals across the country say they are “gravely worried” about an influx of children with flu, COVID-19 or other viruses.HealthOct 18, 2022
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Trying to survive: To access lifesaving drugs, young cancer patients face huge hurdlesYoung Canadians with cancer are often forced to navigate bureaucratic red tape in order to avoid eye-popping medical bills.HealthOct 10, 2022
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‘Dying on wait-lists’: Could private health-care solve Canada’s ER ‘crisis’?While some experts consider privatization a possible solution to staffing shortages and long wait times, others see it as a threat to public care.HealthSep 6, 2022
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Virtually painless: How some Canadian surgeons are using VR to manage patient painA plastic surgeon in Canada discusses the benefits of using virtual reality (VR) to help patients with their pain.HealthAug 10, 2022
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Patients with rare eye cancer travel cross-country for treatment: ‘This was traumatizing’Treatment for late-stage ocular melanoma is scarce but a new drug, being reviewed by Health Canada, has patients travelling great distances for a chance at survival.HealthJun 14, 2022
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Montreal sauna suspected origin of Canada’s monkeypox outbreak: doctorsPublic health officials have so far stayed clear of identifying the origin of monkeypox in Canada due concerns of privacy and stigmatization.CanadaMay 26, 2022
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U.S. confirms monkeypox case in man who recently travelled to CanadaThe Massachusetts Department of Public Health did not say where in Canada the man travelled to or when, but added the case does not pose a risk to the general public.HealthMay 18, 2022
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Extreme heat, overdoses contributed to excess deaths in Canada amid COVID-19: reportStatistics Canada found "indirect consequences" of the COVID-19 pandemic accounted for some of the excess deaths reported over the past two years.CanadaMay 13, 2022
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COVID-19 pandemic has seen surgery delays persist in Canada, new study showsEven though wait times for procedures have decreased since the start of the pandemic, healthcare workers continue to struggle with backlogs, staffing.HealthMay 9, 2022
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Parents feel ‘isolated’ in COVID’s 6th wave. How to protect your kidsCanada's COVID-19 sixth wave is playing out differently across the nation, infecting all age groups including children. How can they stay protected during this wave?HealthApr 27, 2022
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‘Catastrophic’: No clear solution from provinces as surgery backlog crisis continuesAs hundreds of thousands of Canadians wait for surgery, provinces across the country have yet to outline a clear plan as to how to clear the backlog.HealthApr 22, 2022
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‘Living in pain’: Canadians travel across the world to avoid surgery backlogA surgery backlog caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has steered Canadians thousands of miles away from home to get life changing procedures done without the wait.HealthApr 21, 2022
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6th COVID-19 wave: Experts urge masking, boosters to tackle latest surgeHealth experts say mask mandates were taken off too quickly and need to be reconsidered before the situation gets out of control as Canada heads towards another COVID-19 wave.CanadaApr 4, 2022
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Sperm in a lab? Canadian scientists successfully 3D print male reproductive cellsIn Canada, about one in six couples experience infertility. Nearly 30% of the time, the inability to conceive is related to the male partner. In some cases, it's not treatable.HealthApr 3, 2022
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‘Heartbreaking’: How long COVID is impacting childrenFrom blackouts, chest pains to missing out on social life, families share their experience of kids struggling with long-COVID-19 symptoms.HealthMar 16, 2022
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COVID-19 could be causing your ears to ring. Here’s what we know.Earlier this year, a group of researchers found almost 15 per cent of COVID-19 patients surveyed complained of tinnitus but noted the number could be an over-estimate.HealthMar 13, 2022
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Ukrainian-Canadians eager to volunteer on medical front lines amid Russian invasionWith the violence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine escalating, sitting on the sidelines watching the atrocities is a challenge for medical professionals in Canada hoping to help.CanadaMar 2, 2022
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Has two years of masking hurt our kids? Here’s what experts sayThere are growing calls for COVID-19 mask mandates to end, especially for kids. But will any damage be done by keeping them in place?HealthFeb 16, 2022
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Men are more at risk of mental illness post-breakup, study findsA recent UBC study found when men leave a relationship, they are at increased risk of mental illness, including anxiety, depression and even suicide.HealthFeb 13, 2022
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Testing for COVID-19: Is a throat swab better at detecting Omicron?Are throat swabs better at detecting the Omicron variant? Some early evidence suggests they are.HealthJan 6, 2022
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Canadian endometriosis patients face ‘substandard’ quality of care: expertsCanadian women with endometriosis wait years to be diagnosed and face 'substandard' treatment compared to elsewhere in the world, experts say.HealthNov 14, 2021
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First Nations communities are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Here’s whyFirst Nations communities across Canada are being disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 virus. Here's why.HealthSep 30, 2021
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‘Getting dangerous’: Calls grow for federal action amid Canada’s nurse shortageHospital staff are leaving their jobs at an alarming rate across Canada. And that's prompting experts and health-care workers to call for more action from the federal government.HealthSep 15, 2021
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The opioid crisis is killing Canadians, but where is the political will to solve it?The drug overdose problem grew in Canada over the course of the pandemic, and advocates say it's time to address it.PoliticsAug 31, 2021
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Some provinces won’t allow polling stations in schools this federal electionSome provinces don't want polling stations operating out of their schools this federal election, due to concerns about COVID-19.PoliticsAug 19, 2021