Tag Archives: Health

Premier Moe makes stop in Melfort, tours Wellness Centre
The premier of Saskatchewan is out and about in the province for a couple weeks before budget time gets into the home stretch.Scott Moe was in the Melfort area on Tuesday, Feb. 18 touring around some ...
Feb 18, 2020 Premier Scott Moe speaks to some health care personnel at the Melfort Wellness Centre during his travels in the area. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Flight to evacuate Canadians from cruise ship 'expected' to depart Japan on Thursday
Canadians stranded on a quarantined cruise ship were told that a flight set to bring them home is "expected" to depart Tokyo Haneda Airport on Thursday amid an outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Passe...
Feb 18, 2020

Do you know the 1-10 rule?
They are walking along the almost deserted surf beach. He says, “I don’t think you should swim in this water, it’s dangerous.” As she heads into the water she looks back a...
Feb 16, 2020

P.A. and area not immune to radon issue
Saskatchewan has an issue with radon.A study published in Scientific Reports found Saskatchewan and Alberta have some of the highest reported levels of the gas in the world. The study was put together...
Feb 13, 2020 Diagram of how radon can enter a home. (Family Action Network)

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...
Feb 10, 2020 ID 106761742 © Vlad Salikhov | Dreamstime.com

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)