Tag Archives: Health
Two new doctors in Shellbrook
Shellbrook mayor Amund Otterson said the community now has two new doctors working in the clinic but nursing positions remain a challenge to fill. "The thing I can report this month is that we have la...
Jul 26, 2022
COVID in wastewater increases but remains in the low range
While the amount of COVID in Prince Albert and North Battleford wastewater has increased since last week, the amounts are still lower than peaks seen in the past. As of July 18, the overall viral load...
Jul 25, 2022
WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency
LONDON - The chief of the World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that qualifies as a global emergency. The head of th...
Jul 23, 2022
Shortage of epidurals catheters impacting Sask. hospitals
The shortage of catheters for epidurals is already impacting many Saskatchewan health centres, including the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert.Earlier this week, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SH...
Jul 22, 2022
Midwest Food Resources community garden project flourishing
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - The third project for the Midwest Food Resources (MFR) community garden is coming in nicely since it was started last year. Executive director, Vesna Fa, said the weather has...
Jul 22, 2022
Province reports an increase in COVID-related activity in latest monthly report
The province is reporting an increase in COVID-19 statistics in Saskatchewan.This is according to the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 Integrated Epidemiology Situation Report (EPI) for the reporting per...
Jul 21, 2022
Overall COVID levels drop in P.A. & North Battleford, levels for newest variant rising: study
Levels for the newest strain of COVID are up in Prince Albert, North Battleford, and Saskatoon. According to the University of Saskatchewan which continues to study the virus in each community, the Om...
Jul 18, 2022
Sask. NDP call for funding of life-saving medicine for Nipawin woman
Saskatchewan's opposition party is calling on the SaskParty government to fund life-saving treatment for a Nipawin woman.Earlier this month, northeastNOW shared the story of Morgan Buyaki who suffers ...
Jul 15, 2022
Denied home care, P.A. woman at a loss for what comes next
Lacy Fidler is at a loss as to what comes next after being told the home care she has been receiving for 2.5 years would end. The day after telling paNOW that she needed the care to prevent infections...
Jul 15, 2022
Health Canada approves first COVID-19 vaccine for youngest kids
Canada's drug regulator approved Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for infants and preschoolers Thursday, making it the first vaccine approved for that age group in the country.Health Canada now says the Mod...
Jul 14, 2022
