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Computers cause delays at Saskatoon labs
The Saskatoon Health Region has a computer issue in their lab computer system. It means there are longer lineups at the Dynacare locations. It started on Sunday when the region when to fulfill their r...
Jun 09, 2016
Legislation introduced for private 2-for-1 CT scans in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a step closer to allowing patients to pay for CT scans. During the spring election campaign, the Saskatchewan Party promised more choice to patients if re-elected. It made a commitment...
Jun 09, 2016
With no federal assisted-dying law, Sask. docs will rely on provincial regulations
A 2015 Supreme Court ruling is set to become the law of the land when it comes to doctor-assisted dying in Canada -- but Saskatchewan physicians will still be bound by provincial regulations. The high...
Jun 06, 2016
Sunrise Health Region answers questions about Preeceville ER
The Sunrise Health Region (SHR) is speaking about the suspension of the Preeceville emergency room (ER) and acute care services. A rural doctor shortage has forced the shutdown until at least the fall...
May 31, 2016 Preeceville residents rally at legislature to restore emergency services to their hospital spring 2016. (file photo/980 CJME)
Sask. cyclotron begins supplying patients with isotopes
The cyclotron at the University of Saskatchewan has produced its first radioisotope and will soon start supplying patients. Health Canada has not only approved the isotopes, but the equipment has begu...
May 27, 2016
Uncover the Cure Cocktail Party raises big money for good cause
The ninth annual Uncover the Cure Cocktail Party held at Wascana Golf and Country Club was hailed another success. The event, hosted by News Talk Radio's John Gormley, raised $79,300 which is used to ...
May 26, 2016
Test on 1st suspected sexually-transmitted Zika case in Sask. inconclusive
Saskatchewan does not, officially, have its first case of sexually-transmitted Zika virus. In March, the province announced that it had its first suspected case of sexually-transmitted Zika after a wo...
May 25, 2016
Loss of doctor forcing Preeceville to lose ER services
Stacey Strykowski is losing a lot more than an emergency room. Strykowski's family lives just a few blocks from the Preeceville hospital, choosing that location because her son, Jackson, suffers from ...
May 19, 2016
2nd mental health expert testifies in Kellie Johnson murder trial in Saskatoon
Hallucinations drove Kellie Johnson to kill her five-year-old son, the chief forensic psychologist for the Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford told a Saskatoon courtroom Wednesday. Johnson's def...
May 18, 2016
Saskatoon elementary student tests postive for tuberculosis
Seventy people will be tested for tuberculosis (TB) after a case was detected at a Saskatoon elementary school. An individual at James L. Alexander school reportedly tested positive on Wednesda...
May 16, 2016
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