Tag Archives: health

Saskatchewan's first portable pediatric MRI is coming to Saskatoon's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. A total of $1 million was raised to foot the cost of the machine. Half that amount was raised thr...

Influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus are all expected to be major factors this year. Dr. Johnmark Opondo, communicable disease medical health officer with the Saskatchewan Health Author...

Saskatchewan Polytechnic is expanding the number of training seats available for medical laboratory technologists (MLTs) and medical radiologic technologists (MRTs) in the province. In a media release...

Blue-green algae could be blooming in Regina's retention ponds, and the city is warning people - and pets - to stay away. According to the city, a lack of rain and higher-than-average temperatures hav...

As Saskatchewan struggles with an ongoing shortage of health-care workers, two agencies are about to embark on a national tour to promote employment opportunities in the province. From Sept. 22 throug...

As farmers get out into the field for harvest, it's important to have discussions around mental health. Megz Reynolds is the executive director of the Do More Agriculture Foundation. She said the stre...

By Susan McNeil An increase in the amount of rabies cases in Saskatchewan has prompted a public health warning advising people get themselves and their pets vaccinated. Dr. David Torr, medical health ...

Without fail, it seems like within the first few weeks of being back in school, people start getting sick. As Saskatchewan students prepare to go back to school, a health expert wants to remind studen...

Much of Saskatchewan is still under special air quality alerts as wildfire smoke drifts into the province, and that can make life challenging for pets as well as people. Cathy Dick, a clinical instruc...

An outbreak of pertussis -- more commonly known as whooping cough -- has been declared in the Preeceville area. The Saskatchewan Health Authority issued the advisory Friday for the region. Preeceville...