Tag Archives: Health

Public Service campaigns to get people immunized ahead of influzenza season begin in the fall, but the Saskatoon Health Region is making a mid-winter call after seeing an upswing in cas...

The model radiologists use to offer services to patients in Regina is causing some headaches as a dispute continues between doctors and the health region. Radiology Associates of Regina (RAR) is dissa...

A powerful new drug that's said to be 100 times stronger than fentanyl is on the radar of Saskatoon police after it was seized during a recent drug bust in Calgary. "In Saskatoon I can tell you that w...

The provincial government says 12 new family doctors are practicing in province thanks to the Saskatchewan International Physician Practice Assessment (SIPPA) program. The program was created in 2011 ...

Saskatchewan's health minister is promising to move quickly on two out of nine recommendations outlined in a report on providing better clinical care for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients and improving...

For the first time since 2008, there's a new top name for baby girls in Saskatchewan. On Wednesday, eHealth Saskatchewan released the top 20 names for babies born in 2015. For the boys, Liam remained ...

Delegates representing cities and towns across the province are voting in favour of getting the provincial government to issue a ban on vaping and smoking in public places. The resolution narrowly pas...

Martin Collegiate in Regina is launching a new campaign aimed at helping students stop using tobacco. The campaign is called 'Fresh Start February'. It encourages people who use tobacco to pledge to q...

There are now three confirmed cases of Zika virus in Canadians who recently traveled to countries in Central and South America. Canadians are being advised to avoid traveling to countries that are aff...

A Canadian microbiologist says while the Zika virus is new and therefore poses a threat to everyone, cases aren't likely to pop up in Canada. Speaking to the CJME Morning Show Thursday, Jason Tero - T...