Tag Archives: health

The Saskatoon Health Region (SHR) is set to begin a review into cases where women have reported being pressured into having their tubes tied. The SHR changed its policy around tubal ligation procedure...

Any attempt to build a safe injection site in Saskatoon could face a public relations battle, according to a new poll. Mainstreet surveyed 600 residents of Saskatoon between Jan. 3-4 . Of those survey...

The province and federal government have reached an agreement on health transfers. It comes after negotiations stalled last month between the health ministers who were looking for as much as a 5.2 per...

The provincial government predicts it will save between $10 million to $20 million by consolidating 12 existing health regions into a single authority.   Health Minister Jim Reiter said...

A problem with the ventilation system at Regina's Pasqua Hospital is now fixed, but more procedures that were scheduled for Tuesday are being postponed. On Monday afternoon, the Regina Qu'Appelle Heal...

The New-Year's resolutioners have once again descended on the city's gyms. "I found a lot of people have been emailing us," said Brandon Wicks with Rise Strength Lab. "They want promotional rates and ...

A woman named to Forbes Magazine's "30-under-30" list has a Saskatoon connection. Alaa Murabit, 27, was raised in Saskatoon, where she graduated high school at 15. From there, Murabit moved back to he...

People who got this year's flu shot should probably be glad they did. Simon Kapaj, Deputy medical health officer with the Saskatoon health region, said this year's vaccine contained the H3N2 strain. "...

Two people are spending Christmas with their families this year thanks to a group of Saskatoon heroes. Elaine Brecelj and Karen Villanoa were among five people awarded plaques by MD Ambulance at a cer...

Saskatoon's paramedic service reported Tuesday that it was swamped by an unexpected surge in calls. MD Ambulance said in a release that it responded to 54 calls between about 6 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tues...