Health

Humboldt father and husband continuing battle with leukemia

In late August of 2018, 37-year-old Jamie Ficko of Humboldt was feeling off and wasn't sure what was wrong. Numerous blood tests early on didn't indicate anything out of the blue, until Ficko noticed ...

Lisa Brady Feb 19, 2019

More children relying on food banks to eat, according to new report

Saskatchewan has the highest proportion of children relying on food banks in the country, according to a new report from Food Banks Canada.The 2018 report found 43.5 per cent of individuals served by ...

Feb 15, 2019

'Total Relief': NCHCF finishes fundraising for digital imaging machine

The North Central Health Care Foundation has officially paid off the digital imaging machine in the Melfort Hospital.In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Feb. 12, the Foundation announced that they had fina...

Feb 15, 2019

'More than words': $16 million announced for wellness, healing and recovery centre

The wide-reaching impact the construction of a wellness, healing and recovery centre in the tri-communities will have in northern Saskatchewan was apparent at a special announcement today.Surrounded b...

Feb 14, 2019

Local doctor helps hospital foundation reach campaign goal

The sound of applause echoed through the main floor corridors of Victoria Hospital Thursday morning following the announcement that the Victoria Hospital Foundation had reached its $2.2 million goal f...

Feb 14, 2019

Donations to HDHF to help mental health care

The Humboldt District Hospital is undergoing some changes, and two recent donations will help make the modifications a reality.The Humboldt Emergency Relief Organization donated almost $6,000 to the H...

Feb 12, 2019

Is your vaporizer safe?

A recent story out of Texas in which a vaporizer exploded in a man's hand, sending shrapnel into his body and later causing his death, has a local vape expert speaking out.Jesse Huber, manager at Vita...

Feb 08, 2019

Province urges measles vaccinations

While there has been only one reported case of measles in Canada this year, various outbreaks in the US through January and potential dangers associated with foreign travel to Europe, are a timely rem...

Feb 07, 2019

Report calls for standardized security at hospitals and medical facilities

A report into security at hospitals and medical facilities in Saskatchewan is calling for standardized safety measures across the province. A consultant review of current hospital security measures ma...

Feb 06, 2019

U of S Research team believes compound found in ethanol waste could help cure Alzheimer's

Members of a research team at the University of Saskatchewan believe they can slow the progression of Alzheimers's disease with a compound found in ethanol waste.Glyceryl phosphoryl choline (GPC) help...

Feb 06, 2019