Tag Archives: Health

Standing behind a podium fronted by a sign that read 'Time to Deliver,' the visibly pregnant Meara Conway, NDP shadow minister for Rural and Remote Health said it was no accident they were launching i...

An American trained doctor who moved to Saskatchewan said the province's campaign to recruit physicians from the United States couldn't come at a better time considering the current political climate....

There is another service disruption coming to the Tisdale Hospital. The Saskatchewan Health Authority said in a news release that Emergency Room services at the hospital will be unavailable from Sunda...

The Nipawin Region Health Foundation (NRHF) has purchased a new ECG machine with a mobile stand. The purchase was made possible "thanks to the generous support of the Cherry Ridge Community," accordin...

It only took two years. Worldwide, more than 1.5 million people die each year from Tuberculosis and there was only one other infectious disease more deadly - COVID-19. During the pandemic, all healthc...

Saskatchewan is falling behind in efforts to reduce tobacco use and youth vaping, prompting renewed calls for stronger public health policies and provincial action.According to the latest Canadian Stu...

The bust of a legendary figure in the province is now in its permanent home. Dr. Shadd's bust has been moved from the Kerry Vickar Centre to its permanent place in the Melfort Hospital. It was unveile...

The spring weather has finally arrived, and the snowpack is quickly becoming a memory. Unfortunately, that can be a bad thing in many communities as discarded needles are uncovered after the snow disa...

Two new cancer medications have been approved for use in Saskatchewan.The provincial government announced the expansion of the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency's oncology drug formulary in a new release thi...

Before being wheeled into surgery, Larry Labbe made a promise to himself and to God. Eight months ago, he underwent a double lung transplant and when he emerged over six hours later, he came away with...