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Cochlear implant replacement becomes more affordable in Saskatchewan
Cochlear implants can partially restore hearing, but the surgically implanted devices are not cheap to replace. While the initial surgery is already covered by the government, the external processors ...
Oct 13, 2022 Noah Van Ee, five, speaks with education minister Gord Wyant with the help of his mom SonJa during the grand opening of a deaf preschool on Nov. 23, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Health authority pays $13.1M in deal to take over Extendicare homes
After a year of back-and-forth, the Saskatchewan Health Authority has finalized its deal with Extendicare, officially taking control of the company's five long-term care homes in the province. It was ...
Oct 12, 2022
Family claims father mistreated at Regina hospital
Thomas Favel took off his jacket on Tuesday, to show the purple bruises on his arm left from his hospital stay almost two weeks ago. The 77-year-old's family said he was admitted to the Regina General...
Oct 11, 2022
NDP, nurse practitioners call for overhaul of health system to improve recruitment, retention
The NDP and Saskatchewan Association of Nurse Practitioners are calling for a complete overhaul of the Saskatchewan's health care program, in order to keep more health care professionals in the provin...
Oct 11, 2022
Saskatchewan flu shots begin
The arrival of cooler temperatures can only mean flu season is just around the corner. As of Tuesday, people can roll up their sleeves and receive a flu shot at Saskatchewan public health clinics, loc...
Oct 11, 2022 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan still recording no deaths related to COVID vaccine
COVID vaccinations rates may have slowed dramatically in Saskatchewan, but many are still rolling up their sleeves to receive a booster. Since the start of the pandemic, and the introductions of COVID...
Sep 21, 2022
Nurse practitioner, NDP critical of provincial health plan
It's been just over a week since the provincial government released its Health Human Resources Action Plan, a major investment aiming to help recruit, train, incentivize and retain healthcare workers ...
Sep 16, 2022 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck. (File photo/650 CKOM)
Province provides one-time fuel subsidy for ambulance operators
With inflation and fuel costs putting the squeeze on everyone, the Government of Saskatchewan is providing a one-time subsidy to help emergency medical service providers pay for fuel. On Tuesday, the ...
Aug 30, 2022
Children's fever medication in short supply, likely into winter months
A shortage of acetaminophen for children and infants is a scary reality Saskatchewan parents are currently facing. Stephanie Yeboah, manager of Nanogram Pharmacy, said the shortage of the drug, in bot...
Aug 26, 2022 Stephanie Yeboah, manager of Nanogram Pharmacy, says there's a shortage of liquid and chewable acetaminophen for children and infants right now. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Local farmer donates $1.9 million to Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon received a $1.98-million donation from farmer Gene Pidwerbesky on Thursday. The donation will support a new, urgently needed equipment program called ...
Aug 25, 2022 Gene Pidwerbesky (fourth from right, seated) made a major donation to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Thursday. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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