Health

Discussing the importance, availability of AED's in Melfort

The recent cardiac incident involving St. Louis Blues defenceman Jay Bouwmeester is a reminder of the importance of Automated External Defibrillators (AED's).Bouwmeester collapsed while on the bench d...

Feb 13, 2020 Brunswick School is one of a number of buildings in Melfort with Automated External Defibrillators. (Submitted photo/Rodney White)

Radon presents serious risk for Saskatchewan citizens

One in three homes in Saskatchewan has dangerous levels of radon, according to a Lung Association of Saskatchewan study.That number is even higher in Regina, where about 50 per cent of homes are affec...

Feb 13, 2020 Diagram of how radon can enter a home. (Family Action Network)

Northern Connection Conference linking together missing person agencies and projects

The Northern Connections Conference in La Ronge this week is bringing together various agencies and missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) projects across Saskatchewan."It's important to get a l...

Feb 11, 2020 The conference attracted about two dozen attendees. Here, Karen Sanderson speaks to the crowd. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Local couple miss chocolates but 'life is good' on quarantined cruise ship

A husband and wife from central Alberta say they are "feeling quite happy and relaxed" quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in the port city of Yokohama, just outside Tokyo.Lolit...

Feb 11, 2020

College of Physicians and Surgeons penalizes former Humboldt, Saskatoon doctor

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) has penalized a physician who once worked in Humboldt and Saskatoon for not meeting industry requirements when prescribing marijuana and f...

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Lanigan raised doctor to speak in Humboldt about Doctors Without Borders

People in Humboldt are going to get the chance to learn a bit more about Doctors Without Borders and hear some stories from a local doctor.On Thursday, Feb. 13, Dr. Deirdre Nunan of Lanigan will be at...

Feb 05, 2020 Deirdre Nunan (Left) performs surgery while working with Doctors Without Borders. (Submitted Photo/Doctors Without Borders)

Community Scavenger Hunt taking place around Melfort

Getting out and active is the aim of a scavenger hunt hosted by the City of Melfort over the next month.The hunt includes clues to 10 locations, each with a secret word, that adds up to a secret messa...

Feb 03, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Screening for coronavirus part of local paramedics' day

Unlike past winters, this year those calling 911 for flu-like symptoms will be asked additional questions as dispatchers screen for the new coronavirus. The new protocol came into effect across Saskat...

Feb 03, 2020 Parkland ambulance and other paramedic services across Saskatchewan have protocols in place to contend with potential coronavirus cases. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Canadians returning from Wuhan to be quarantined in motel at CFB Trenton

OTTAWA - Health Minister Patricia Hajdu says Canadians returning home from Wuhan will need physical and mental support once they arrive at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, where they will spend...

Feb 03, 2020

'Surprising what there is here': U of S medical students take field day in Melfort

For the eighth year, first and second-year medical students at the University of Saskatchewan are going through the Saskatchewan Medical Association's (SMA) Roadmap Program.The program is designed to ...

Lisa Brady Feb 03, 2020 University of Saskatchewan medical students practiced how to apply and remove casts during their Roadmap Program field day at Melfort Union Hospital. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)