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Concern low for 1st case of Zika virus in Saskatchewan
One person in Saskatchewan has tested positive for Zika virus after traveling to a Zika infected country. Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Sahib Shahab, provided an update to the media...
Feb 26, 2016
Saskatchewan confirms 1st case of Zika virus
A person who lives in Saskatchewan has contracted the latest Canadian case of Zika virus. On Thursday, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported three new cases of Zika virus confirmed by labs in Sa...
Feb 25, 2016
Judge strikes down law barring patients from growing medical marijuana
A Federal Court judge has ruled that medical marijuana patients have the right to grow their own cannabis. Judge Michael Phelan struck down federal legislation introduced by the previous Conservative ...
Feb 24, 2016
Controversial plasma collection centre opens in Saskatoon
In a chilly room, the CEO of a private company that collects plasma from blood points to a white freezer where the plasma will be stored in the new Saskatoon facility-the company's first collection ce...
Feb 18, 2016
Former Yorkton doctor charged with multiple sexual assaults
A former Yorkton doctor has been arrested on charges of sexual assault dating back to 2001 and 2008. Mohammed Haque was arrested at his current home in London, Ontario on Feb. 2, 2016 after a long inv...
Feb 18, 2016
Sask. dental public health expert agrees with Calgary study on fluoride
A Saskatchewan expert in dental public health is welcoming a new study from the University of Calgary showing that kids who grow up without fluoride in the water supply have higher rates of cavities t...
Feb 17, 2016
Saskatchewan pilot project allows patients to access health information online
Saskatchewan has announced a six-month pilot project allowing 1,000 patients across the province to access their health records online. Health Minister Dustin Duncan says the trial of the Citizen Heal...
Feb 16, 2016
650 more doctors practicing in Saskatchewan compared to 2007
The Saskatchewan Government says there are 650 more doctors practicing in the province compared to nine years ago. Part of the credit for the increase goes to the Saskatchewan International Physician ...
Feb 11, 2016
Contract talks stall between Sask. nurses union and health organizations
Collective bargaining talks between the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) and the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO) have reached an impasse after seven months. In a news release...
Feb 11, 2016 According to a recent union survey, more than half of Saskatchewan’s nurses are thinking of leaving the profession for another line of work. (Saskatchewan Union of Nurses/website)
MRI unit opens at Moose Jaw's new hospital
Patients in Saskatchewan may have quicker access to MRI scans as the province opens its newest unit. On Thursday morning, health officials were on hand in Moose Jaw to celebrate the opening of the MRI...
Feb 11, 2016
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