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A false alarm over the Ebola virus made for a scary hour at the General Hospital in Regina on Sunday afternoon. According to the health region, around 12:30 a doctor became concerned that a patient ma...

SaskHealth is reminding people to cover up and spray down to keep the mosquitoes away because the Culex tarsalis mosquito that can carry West Nile virus is starting to get active again. Pest mosquitoe...

Catholic bishops, Christian pastors, Muslim imams and Jewish rabbis were among the religious leaders who all came together at the Saskatchewan legislature to raise concerns about federal assisted...

The Prairie North Health Region in the Battlefords is asking residents to help them keep track of ticks, because some that carry Lyme disease are showing up in places they hadn't before.   Prairi...

The association representing Saskatchewan doctors is disappointed that the Senate has decided to amend Bill C-14, the proposed legislation around assisted dying. According to the Saskatchewan Medical ...

The Saskatoon Health Region has a computer issue in their lab computer system. It means there are longer lineups at the Dynacare locations. It started on Sunday when the region when to fulfill their r...

Saskatchewan is a step closer to allowing patients to pay for CT scans. During the spring election campaign, the Saskatchewan Party promised more choice to patients if re-elected. It made a commitment...

A 2015 Supreme Court ruling is set to become the law of the land when it comes to doctor-assisted dying in Canada -- but Saskatchewan physicians will still be bound by provincial regulations. The high...

The Sunrise Health Region (SHR) is speaking about the suspension of the Preeceville emergency room (ER) and acute care services. A rural doctor shortage has forced the shutdown until at least the fall...

The cyclotron at the University of Saskatchewan has produced its first radioisotope and will soon start supplying patients. Health Canada has not only approved the isotopes, but the equipment has begu...