Health

New sleep apnea clinic coming to Tisdale

Northeast residents can soon deal with sleep apnea disorder with more accessibility and in a timely fashion.Parkland CPAP Services will be opening its fourth sleep apnea clinic in Saskatchewan on Marc...

Feb 20, 2023

Birth in bomb shelters: Ukrainian midwives look to Canada for training

YASENYTSIA-ZAMKOVA, Ukraine - An Ottawa midwife is leading the charge to legally allow Ukrainian midwives to help deliver babies in bomb shelters as mothers avoid hospitals and air raids. Betty-Anne D...

Feb 20, 2023

Harassment in sports: St-Onge asks provinces for investigative systems by end of 2023

OTTAWA - Federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is calling on her provincial and territorial counterparts to establish independent bodies to handle harassment complaints from athletes by the end of th...

Feb 19, 2023

Medication gives Nipawin woman best oxygen levels of her life

For the first time in her life, Morgan Buyaki can almost breathe normally. A life-saving medication that the 23-year-old spent months convincing the province to pay for has made a world of difference ...

Feb 17, 2023

Paper Hearts campaign at Boston Pizza in Melfort

Paper Hearts is one of the charity fundraisers put on each year by Boston Pizza.The Paper Hearts campaign is on until Feb. 20 and raises money for a variety of charitable causes. The Boston Pizza in M...

Feb 13, 2023

Campaign being launched to bring awareness on rising number of syphilis cases in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute is looking to raise awareness about the rising number of syphilis cases in the province.The latest numbers from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) show there...

Feb 07, 2023

While survey takers say yes, unions say no to public money for private care

When it comes to fixing health care in the province and the country, it appears many people want more funding but are open to private options.Those were some of the findings that came from a recent su...

Feb 07, 2023

Murray Lake Ice Fishing Derby fundraiser to help youth

Outdoor enthusiasts will be gearing up to head to Murray Lake near Cochin for the upcoming Ice Fishing Derby. The event will be held on March 4, from noon to 4 p.m. Proceeds will benefit Saulteaux and...

Angela Brown Feb 05, 2023

Humboldt District Health Complex receives $340k for nurse/patient call system

The Humboldt District Hospital Foundation (HDHF) and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) have partnered up to invest locally.Each organization has decided to commit $170,000 ($340,000 in total) to...

Feb 03, 2023

Province adds more than 550 new training spots for health careers

In its latest effort to address the shortage of health-care workers in Saskatchewan, the provincial government is funding the creation of hundreds of new post-secondary training seats across 18 differ...

Jan 31, 2023