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Inuvik Regional Hospital temporarily suspends labour, delivery services : My True North Now

June 28, 2024 by Sasquatch

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) has announced a temporary suspension of labour and delivery services at Inuvik Regional Hospital (IRH). The suspension will be in effect […]

Potentially deadly strep infections on the rise in N.W.T., chief public health officer says

June 8, 2024 by Sasquatch

According to N.W.T. health officials, fast-spreading and potentially deadly strep infections — known as invasive group A strep, or iGAS — have been on the rise in the territory this year, mirroring recent trends seen across Canada and elsewhere.