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Family doctors see fewer patients; health care apps see hundreds …

WEBSaskatchewan family doctors say they’ve seen a sharp drop in calls from patients, even as new virtual health care applications are seeing hundreds more. Dr. Ginger Ruddy, who …

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Young Innovators: How patients navigate complex science in …

WEBArticle content. A former University of Saskatchewan graduate student has been working with new mothers to understand how they experience the scientific …

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RUH expands services for indigenous patients The Star Phoenix

WEBThe development is an expansion of the First Nations and Metis Health Service program that has been in place at St. Paul’s Hospital for two years. Since its implementation at …

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Meds for Morgan: 23-year-old from Nipawin, battling rare illness

WEBMorgan Buyaki, 23, was diagnosed several years ago with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), a rare autoimmune disease that affects the …

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Province incentivizes new health initiative for rural Sask. The Star

WEBA rural and remote recruitment incentive offers up to $50,000 to new employees in nine priority health occupations across 54 rural and remote communities …

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Wellness checks explained: When do they happen and how

WEBArticle content. Wellness checks and mental health response have been in the spotlight in Saskatoon since a video was published online this month showing a Saskatoon police …

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New primary care clinic opens in Warman — with no doctor

WEBSaskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman attended the grand opening of the new Warman Primary Health Center in Warman, Sask. on Aug. 2, 2023 (Rob …

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Dr. Susan Shaw a calming presence leading Sask. through the …

WEBDr. Susan Shaw is the chief medical officer for the Saskatchewan Health Authority and has been one of the key voices throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. …

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Medimap.ca gives easy access to clinic wait times in Saskatoon

WEBArticle content. Saskatoon residents now have a free and easy way to find the shortest line at a walk-in clinic. Medimap.ca lists the current wait times of 14 of the …

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Indigenous physician Janet Tootoosis decolonizing health care in …

WEBPhysician Janet Tootoosis has brought this assignment into her dossier of care and attention in her new five-year term as vice-dean of the Department of …

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Two new geriatricians hired in Saskatoon The Star Phoenix

WEBThe Ministry of Health signed contracts with two geriatricians this summer. Dr. Krista Lagimodiere and Dr. Megan Surkan both completed fellowships outside the …

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Steven Lewis: Dear doctors, Canadian health care needs help to …

WEBNPs and teams are the public’s allies; they are yours too. Steven Lewis spent 45 years as a health policy analyst and health researcher in Saskatchewan and …

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Sask. government announces virtual drug treatment contract The …

WEBVirtual addiction treatment spaces to open in Sask. The 36 spaces come from a partnership between the Saskatchewan Health Authority and a private company.

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You can now check Saskatoon ER wait times online

WEBLetters: Too many big questions linger about Saskatoon arena budget. As of Friday afternoon, average waits were about an hour and a half at RUH and St. Paul’s and 38 …

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Healthcare lags as critics question Premiere's priorities The Star

WEBHealth care lags, NDP says, as it again questions premier's priorities. NDP MLAs call attention to lagging healthcare in the province of Saskatchewan, questioning …

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In monumental change, Saskatchewan to move from 12 health …

WEBHealth Minister Jim Reiter Photo by BRYAN SCHLOSSER / Regina Leader-Post. Reiter said the move will reduce administration and duplication in services such as …

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Regina doctor suspended four months for thousands in overbilling …

WEBA Regina doctor is suspended from practice from February to the end of May for billing for work he didn’t do. His licensing body, the Saskatchewan College of …

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Former Sask. coroner details job, cases in new book

WEBJoin the conversation. Dr. Barry Heath, a former community coroner, recently wrote a book about his career entitled Saskatchewan Coroner. Photo by Liam Richards / …

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Some eggs recalled in Saskatchewan due to possible salmonella

WEBThe recall affects specific batches of Compliments, Harman, Star Egg and No Name brand eggs. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling some eggs …

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