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Groundbreaking ovarian cancer trial takes off in Saskatchewan
A clinical trial for ovarian cancer has launched in Saskatchewan, aiming to improve the quality of life for patients and provide more information when it comes to choosing a treatment path. The study ...
Nov 20, 2023 A new trial for ovarian cancer is made possible in Saskatchewan by a next generation sequencer, which came as a donation. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Wakaw rink closed again after SHA finds high CO levels in Zamboni
The Town of Wakaw has closed its hockey arena again after the Saskatchewan Health Authority found the rink's Zamboni was emitting elevated levels of carbon monoxide. A number of young players at atten...
Nov 16, 2023 A Zamboni cleans the ice surface at a rink in Oakville, Ont., Dec.7, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Diagnostic testing pilot aims to help stabilize rural emergency departments
A pilot program is bringing point-of-care testing equipment to two communities in southwestern Saskatchewan in an effort to help stabilize emergency departments in rural parts of the province. Accordi...
Nov 15, 2023 Cypress Hills MLA Doug Steele watches a demonstration of the testing equipment by Kristy McKinnon, a licensed practical nurse, in Maple Creek. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
NDP says staffing issues unsolved in plan to help Saskatoon hospitals
The Saskatchewan NDP says the provincial government's plan to address overcrowding at Saskatoon hospitals isn't going to address persistent problems with staffing. The plan announced on Tuesday includ...
Nov 14, 2023
Overcrowding at Saskatoon hospital leads to fire code issues
So many people and patients were recently set up in the hallways at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon that the fire department was called in over fire code issues. According to a statement from Assista...
Nov 09, 2023
Sask. passes legislation to raise smoking and vaping age to 19
The Government of Saskatchewan followed through on a throne speech promise Wednesday, introducing and passing legislation that will raise the age for smoking and vaping across the province. The amendm...
Nov 08, 2023 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)
Sask. government offers $20M in 'stabilization funding' to family doctors
Family doctors in Saskatchewan are getting a funding boost. On Friday, Saskatchewan's health ministry announced $20 million in what it called "stabilization funding" for community-based family doctors...
Nov 03, 2023 Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan’s minister of health, says timely and local access to family health care is essential for Saskatchewan families. (650 CKOM file photo)
Province announces 18 new addiction treatment spaces for Saskatoon
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced 18 new addiction treatment spaces in Saskatoon. Eight of the new spots are for youths between the ages of 14 and 21. The other 10 are for adults, and the r...
Nov 02, 2023 Tim McLeod, minister of mental health and addictions, announces 18 new treatment spaces for Saskatoon. (Will Mandzuk/605CKOM)
Number of confirmed COVID cases climbing in Saskatchewan
The number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan is on an upward trajectory. In its latest Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report, Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health said t...
Oct 27, 2023
'Not acceptable:' Sask. health minister addresses long biopsy wait times
The Government of Saskatchewan is well aware of the long wait times for ultrasounds and biopsies for women facing breast cancer. Those wait times affected Regina's Lindsay Rogers, who waited two month...
Oct 26, 2023
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