healthcare

Regina police are warning about the presence of Xylazine in the city. A tested substance sold as fentanyl was found to contain both fentanyl and Xylazine, a combination they say presents a heightened risk of overdose and death. Xylazine is a tranquilizer used in veterinary medicine and it’s sedative effects can’t be reversed by naloxone. Police […]

Public health officials say the number of COVID-19 infections is climbing again — just in time for respiratory virus season in the fall and winter, when respiratory syncytial virus and influenza also come on the scene.  Health Canada recently authorized an updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by Moderna, thattargets the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant circulating now. The […]

This week, Gloria and Cody had the opportunity to talk to 90’s country legend Clay Walker as he prepares to perform at an important fundraiser in Williston, ND. CHI St. Alexius Health Williston and and the Mercy Medical Foundation are teaming up to host a fundraising concert on September 9th at the Williston ARC. The […]

Saskatchewan reached a grime milestone, as 2,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the province. The provincial government recently released the latest community respiratory illness surveillance program report, reporting five more people due to COVID-19 from June 18 to July 15. Breakdown By Year: February 1, 2020, to January 2, 2021 158 January 3, 2021, […]

A Saskatchewan NDP health critic says the province not only has the longest wait times in Canada for hip and knee surgeries, it ranks well below other jurisdictions. Matt Love, who is the rural health critic for the Opposition party, pointed to recent data by the Canadian Institute for Health Information that showed median wait […]

eHealth Saskatchewan reminds residents to ensure their information is up-to-date as new health card stickers are set to be sent out this fall. eHealth said that if your address or other personal information has changed – such as name change, family unit change due to marriage, divorce, or addition or removal of dependents – Health […]

The Government of Saskatchewan announced that the province’s surgical system reached the highest quarterly surgical volume ever recorded. Between January 1 and March 31 of this year, 24,306 procedures were performed. That is a part of the over 90,000 surgical procedures performed from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023, the highest ever recorded in […]

Members from the Youth4Change organization rallied before the Legislative Building, asking the government to protect Saskatchewan kids from commercial tobacco and vaping products. Youth4Change was started in 2018 by Lung Saskatchewan and Dr. Erika Penz, Respirologist and Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, to empower youth to advocate for the government to protect Saskatchewan […]

The Government of Saskatchewan announced that it is developing a second phase of improvements to its pathway for Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs). By September, Saskatchewan will be ready to implement a second series of improvements for IENs, including: A shorter bridging program that will build on an applicant’s existing knowledge but also provide solid grounding […]

The Government of Saskatchewan is set to spend over $20 million on a new IT software project, raising alarms from the Offical Opposition. At this year’s Human Services Committee, the Sask. Party admitted that they are pursuing yet another new $25.7 million software program – MiCase – for the Saskatchewan Income Support program to make […]