Tag Archives: Health
'A hell of a choice': Patients left frustrated amid delays to access assisted dying
OTTAWA - John Scully has been living with a major depressive disorder diagnosis for four decades, and despite trying nearly every treatment known to medicine, from shock therapy to trans-magnetic stim...
Apr 09, 2023
Quebec tragedies put mental health in spotlight, but expert warns of stigma
MONTREAL - A series of tragic incidents in Quebec has thrown the issue of the suspects' mental health into the spotlight, but a Canada Research Chair holder says the debate risks unfairly stigmatizing...
Apr 09, 2023
Friendly Calls Program helps older adults with isolation and loneliness
There's a program that can help people who are struggling with isolation in Saskatchewan.The Canadian Red Cross Friendly Calls Program connects trained volunteers with older adults who are experiencin...
Apr 08, 2023
'Very beneficial for us': Northern MLA gives green light to new physician incentive program
The Saskatchewan Government has announced an increased incentive to its Rural Physician Incentive Program (RPIP) to help attract and retain more family physicians to rural and northern communities in ...
Apr 07, 2023
Green Shirt Day continuing to have positive impact in province, nearly 21,000 on organ donor registry
Nearly 21,000 residents in the province have signed up to be an organ donor over the past two and a half years.Apr. 7 is 'Green Shirt' Day which was created as a tribute to Logan Boulet, who died in t...
Apr 07, 2023
Long-awaited national mental health crisis hotline greeted with cautious optimism
Starting in November, Canadians in crisis will have a new avenue for seeking help in their darkest moments. The federal budget detailed a nationwide 988 number for mental health crisis and suicide pre...
Apr 07, 2023
Doctor behind cross-border rush for Ozempic in B.C. is suspended in Nova Scotia
BEDFORD, NOVA SCOTIA - The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Nova Scotia has suspended a doctor it says was responsible for thousands of prescriptions of the diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempi...
Apr 06, 2023
B.C. lifts health-care mask rules with province 'emerging' from pandemic, Henry says
VICTORIA - British Columbia has lifted pandemic restrictions including mandatory mask-wearing in health-care settings, and proof of vaccination and COVID test results for visitors in care homes. Provi...
Apr 06, 2023
Doctor says health wait times now permanent after high court rejects challenge
VANCOUVER - The doctor who led a legal challenge over a patient's right to pay for private medical care says a decision by Canada's top court not to hear an appeal means long wait times have been "for...
Apr 06, 2023
Cumberland College expanding healthcare programs
Cumberland College has been selected to expand its health programming for the 2023-24 academic year.As part of Saskatchewan's Health Human Resources Action Plan, additional seats will be provided to t...
Apr 05, 2023