Tag Archives: Health

Two health care facilities in Swift Current are dealing with viruses. The Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory (SDCL) confirms there is a norovirus outbreak at the Palliser Regional Care Centre. Th...

A new study shows that Saskatchewan has the shortest wait times for surgery in Canada.   This news comes four years after an initiative was launched by the provincial government to get surgi...

Isolation is the root cause of mental health issues in the region, according to mental health workers in northern Saskatchewan First Nations and Metis communities. The challenges in communities such a...

A new unit that will treat those suffering from dementia is scheduled to open Monday in Regina. The Southern Saskatchewan Dementia Assessment Unit is located at the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre. It'l...

As the country reacts to a youth suicide crisis in the community of Attawapiskat, people who work in Saskatchewan's north say the same problems are rampant here.   Ken Ladouceur is the director o...

Regina's Pasqua hospital is struggling to find beds for all the patients who have come through the emergency room. The facility is in code burgundy meaning patients ready to be discharged from the ER ...

The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) is calling attention to the need for better mental health services as an election issue. Dr. Mark Brown is a family physician in Moose Jaw and the president ...

A new report suggests health inequalities related to higher rates of death and mental disorders have persisted in Saskatchewan for more than a decade. These inequalities are preventable differences in...

A 48-year-old man from Stanley Mission is facing charges for allegedly spreading rumours that food at a La Ronge business had been contaminated with HIV by a needle.   The RCMP ale...

Saskatchewan could have its first case of Zika virus spread through sexual contact. Deputy chief medical health officer Dr. Denise Werker announced a woman from somewhere in the province had sex with ...