Health

Fields of anxiety: Overcoming stigma to address mental health struggles of farmers

Christi Friesen remembers her husband saying he knew that the cloud of depression over her was finally lifting when he saw her smile at the end of the gruelling 2016 harvest season. That October had b...

Canadian Press Dec 09, 2023

NITHA reports new cases of TB in the north

Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) recently announced the latest active tuberculosis (TB) cases.When TB Advisor Tina Campbell was in the region, which serves 33 communities within Meadow L...

Dec 09, 2023

Privacy commissioner makes several recommendations following theft of van full of health samples

An investigation into the loss of health information this summer after a van full of lab samples was stolen in Prince Albert has resulted in several changes being recommended.The Office of the Informa...

Dec 04, 2023

Naloxone: What to know about the opioid overdose-reversing drug, free across Canada

Health Canada has called the opioid crisis one of the most serious public health threats in recent history, and an addictions specialist says everyone can play a part in helping reduce the death toll....

Dec 03, 2023

Flu season has officially started in Canada, public health agency says

Flu season has officially begun in Canada, the federal public health agency said on Friday."At the national level, influenza activity has crossed the seasonal threshold, indicating the start of influe...

Dec 02, 2023

Raising awareness about treatment and prevention during World AIDS Day

Awareness, treatment, and prevention are just some of the messages being brought forward during World AIDS Day on Friday.The annual day, which first came about in 1988, not only brings awareness to HI...

Dec 01, 2023

New suicide hotline launches in Saskatchewan, across Canada

Warning: This story contains the mention of suicide.People who are thinking about death by suicide or worried someone they love or know might be having suicidal thoughts can now dial 9-8-8.The new Sui...

Nov 30, 2023

BHP Team Jansen holds fifth annual Movember Hockey Classic

A local BHP team recently held a 'Movember Hockey Classic' as part of their fundraising efforts for the annual campaign.Team Jansen (from just southeast of Humboldt) held their fifth annual game at th...

Nov 30, 2023

Nurses' Union and NDP raise concerns over capacity issues at Victoria Hospital

The president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) says all corners of the province are being profoundly affected by the fact people can't get proper health care. Tracy Zambory made the remark on...

Nov 29, 2023

People in need of breast cancer screening to go out of province

Those in need of mammograms will have to travel outside the Saskatchewan for diagnostic care said the provincial government in a news release. The government said while those at the highest risk are r...

Nov 29, 2023