Tag Archives: Health
SGI asks you to be cautious as more cyclists hit the road
As the snow slowly disappears on roads in northern Saskatchewan, more cyclists will be out and about which can pose a risk to drivers and those on the bikes.In 2020, SGI reported 92 collisions involvi...
Apr 11, 2022
Saskatchewan makes COVID booster shots available to more people
Saskatchewan has expanded its eligibility for fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines.As of Monday, all people 70 and over and all residents of First Nations communities and the Northern Service Administrat...
Apr 11, 2022
Shahab less concerned about sixth wave of COVID in Saskatchewan
Other provinces are moving swiftly into a sixth wave of COVID-19, and while Saskatchewan's top doctor is watching developments here closely, he doesn't have the same concerns about this wave as he has...
Apr 08, 2022
Magnetic Slime Robot Could Someday Be Used Retrieve Swallowed Objects
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Each year, thousands of children swallow objects not suited for human consumption with no other option but to wait for time - and the digestive system - to...
Apr 08, 2022
Sask. NDP ask Moe to create plan for addressing overcapacity at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
Official Opposition Leader Ryan Meili is calling for Premier Scott Moe and the Health Minister to visit the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital after reports of severe overcapacity at the hospital.Accord...
Apr 07, 2022
Just over 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 announced in weekly report
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported the weekly epidemiology (epi) report and is looking at COVID-19 data from March 27 to April 2.In that time, 1,032 new cases were reported in the province, w...
Apr 07, 2022
Saskatchewan to make its own decision on fourth COVID dose
It could be another week or so before the Government of Saskatchewan decides whether or not to offer fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines more widely.On Tuesday, the National Advisory Committee on Immuni...
Apr 05, 2022
Strong results for initial North West psychiatric nurses class
The first cohort of graduating psychiatric nursing students, which completed their program in December, achieved a 91 per cent pass rate on their national licensing exam in March.According to North We...
Apr 05, 2022
NACI: Provinces should prep to offer 2nd COVID-19 booster shots
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says provinces and territories should rapidly prepare to offer fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks. The committee says govern...
Apr 05, 2022
State-of-the-art robotic surgical system to be used at Saskatoon’s St. Paul’s Hospital
It's a first for Saskatchewan.By this fall, a $2.5-million, state-of-the-art robotic surgical system should be ready for use at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon.Called the "Da Vinci" surgical system, ...
Apr 05, 2022