Health

Saskatchewan firefighters receive enhanced cancer coverage

Six new types of cancer have been added to the list that Saskatchewan Worker's Compensation Board (WCB) covers for most firefighters.The addition of coverage for primary site penile, pancreatic, thyro...

Dec 16, 2024

'Extraordinary generosity': $1M donation boosts pediatric gastroenterology unit at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital

It's another win for Jim Pattison Children's Hospital and children in Saskatchewan.Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation (JPCHF) received a $1 million donation from 10 donors to purchase advance...

Dec 16, 2024

La Loche recipient of new portable blood analyzer, printer kit

Saskatchewan Blue Cross is providing $11,000 to the Boreal Healthcare Foundation (BHF) for essential healthcare equipment.The funding supports the purchase of an i-STAT Portable Blood Analyzer and i-S...

Dec 10, 2024

Sask. doctor facing professional charges in circumcision case

A Saskatoon doctor has been accused of unprofessional conduct following a high-cost adult circumcision that included a request for the patient to text unsecured post-op pictures of his genitals.Three ...

Dec 07, 2024

'Share the Joy': Giving Tuesday kicks off donation effort for SK food banks including in Battlefords and ML

The seemingly never-ending need for the food bank has Erin Katerynych frustrated. "I've been here 20 years now, so I've seen some of these people grow up and have kids of their own and see the same th...

Dec 03, 2024

Battlefords Union Hospital opens doors to culturally inclusive palliative care

Healthcare workers in the Battlefords came together to celebrate the unveiling of the Palliative Door Decals by the Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre (BRT6HC) at Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH), ai...

Dec 02, 2024

$250K for ML Hospital Foundation following gala and memorial tree

The memory of a beloved Meadow Lake doctor shines on through the stars hanging off a memorial tree. The idea to start a tree fundraiser had been ruminating in Iris Lay's mind for a number of years. "T...

Dec 02, 2024

Melfort doctor receives four month suspension after admitting to unprofessional conduct

A Melfort doctor has been suspended for four months after admitting to two charges of professional misconduct. The Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons has suspended Dr. Robert Steffen be...

Nov 29, 2024

Every moment a gift: epilepsy community fights for new drug

Kim Ebert has had to have conversations with her Regina-based family members most mothers never imagine having. Her son Cody Holgate was diagnosed with epilepsy as an infant. He has multiple types of ...

Nov 28, 2024

First Canadian case of more severe mpox strain confirmed in Manitoba

The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the country's first case of a more severe type of mpox in a person in Manitoba, though it says the risk to the general population remains low.The agenc...

Nov 23, 2024