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Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Provinces ask Ottawa for indefinite pause on expansion of assisted dying eligibility
OTTAWA - A majority of provinces and territories are asking the federal government to "indefinitely" hold off on a controversial plan to expand eligibility for assisted dying. The Liberal government i...
Jan 30, 2024
B.C. health minister says investment in nuclear medicine will expand cancer care
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government says it's spending tens of millions of dollars to boost nuclear medicine amid forecasts that cancer diagnoses in the province will rise almost 50 per cent in the next d...
Jan 30, 2024
N.S. pilot project gives 12,000 patients access to medical records through mobile app
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia pilot project that gives residents access to their medical records through a mobile application will improve the quality of health care for patients, the premier said Tuesday. ...
Jan 30, 2024
Make all health records paperless, accessible to patients digitally by 2028: report
When 30-year-old Greg Price had testicular cancer in 2011, his journey through the health-care system was plagued by a lack of communication between primary care doctors and specialists, leading to de...
Jan 30, 2024
Sask. expands coverage for cystic fibrosis drug to kids aged 2 to 5
Saskatchewan is expanding its coverage for the cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta to younger children. According to the Ministry of Health, children aged two to five who meet the medical criteria will be e...
Jan 30, 2024 Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan’s minister of health, said the drug has been shown to improve the quality of life for cystic fibrosis patients. (650 CKOM file photo)
Manulife-Loblaw deal to deliver specialty drugs sparks access, competition concerns
Some pharmacare policy experts are raising concerns about competition and patient access to much-needed medication after Manulife Financial Corp. announced its coverage of certain prescription drugs w...
Jan 30, 2024
As deadline looms, Liberals say Canada not ready to expand assisted dying eligibility
OTTAWA - The federal government is hitting pause on its plans to make medical assistance in dying available to people whose only medical condition is a mental illness - and Health Minister Mark Hollan...
Jan 29, 2024
Former Rider CEO Hopson has positive outlook amid cancer battle
In April of 2021, Jim Hopson was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer. Since then, he's been using his voice to make a difference. The former president and CEO of the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders joi...
Jan 26, 2024 Former Roughriders president and CEO Jim Hopson. (Kevin Sousa/CFL.ca)
No new measles cases detected in Sask. after alert issued last week
There have been no new cases of the measles detected in the province since an alert was issued last week. Last Friday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority alerted the public about someone in Saskatoon w...
Jan 26, 2024 'Measles can be prevented by vaccination,' the health authority noted. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Sask. to increase smoking, vaping age to 19 on Feb. 1
Saskatchewan's age to buy tobacco and vapour products is set to increase from 18 to 19 on Feb. 1. The legislation to increase the age was passed in October, and the provincial government said the chan...
Jan 25, 2024 The province plans to raise the legal age for smoking and vaping from 18 to 19 to match the legal age for alcohol and cannabis consumption. (CP file photo)
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