Health

10 medical tests women should not take for granted

Health experts say that when you detect a disease early, you can prevent complications and improve your quality of life. For African women in the...

Govt to deploy midwives to community health centres

The Ministry of Health through the Ghana Health Services is taking steps to deploy midwives to all Community-based Health Planning Services (CHPS) compounds across...

Government urged to pay special attention to dental care

Government has been urged to pay special attention to dental care in rural areas where services of such nature are most needed. This came up...

Is blue balls real?

Since the dawn of time, men have used the term "blue balls" as a euphemism for general sexual frustration. But if you’ve ever felt...

Korle Bu doctors re-attach severed wrist

A team of medical experts at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has successfully conducted a landmark surgery by re-joining the completely severed wrist of...

Ghana introduces ‘Test and Treat’ policy to combat HIV

Ghana is now implementing the test and treat policy which is aimed at testing and treating persons diagnosed with HIV instantly at the health...

Ensure that your diet is teeth friendly-nivodent tooth paste

Having bad dental hygiene can make it difficult for anyone to say something as simple as cheese or smile. Your mouth is more than just a pretty...

FDA intercepts buses with drugs

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in the Volta Region has intercepted two KIA buses loaded with drugs at Sogakofe border. The buses, with registration...

Greater Accra: 986 adolescent girls illegally aborted their pregnancies

Nine-hundred and eighty-six adolescent girls in the Greater Accra Region in 2017, engaged in illegal termination of their pregnancies. The figure comprised of 31 girls...

Lifestyle: High carbs diet may hasten menopause

A diet high in carbs could bring on an earlier menopause, a study suggests. Eating lots of pasta and rice was associated with reaching menopause...

Korle Bu CEO, McDan boss, others pick top awards

Chief Executive of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Felix Anyah has been adjudged the overall best CEO (Private and Public Sector) of the Year, 2017. His...

AIDS Commission intensifies door-to-door HIV testing

The Ghana AIDS Commission has intensified its door-to-door HIV Aids education and HIV testing across parts of the country. The door to door campaign and testing...

Are bananas good for you?

Americans eat an average of 27 pounds of bananas per person per year—making it the most heavily consumed fruit in America. But some carb- and calorie-conscious consumers...

Video: Vagina cleaner than the mouth – Counselor Lutterodt

Controversial marriage counselor has launched a scathing attack on doctors who have been preaching against oral sex. Counselor George Lutterodt claimed the high rate of...

Tramadol abusers now move to cough mixtures

As the FDA clamped down on tramadol sales from Pharmacy shops, Over the Counter Medicines Sellers (OTCMS) and other identified sales joints in the...

Audio: Throat Cancer Alert! Use your fingers instead of tongue for sexual pleasure – Doctor advises

Founder of Philteng Medical Centre, Dr. Philemon Mensah, is urging couples who engage in oral sex to use alternative means to satisfy their partners. According...

Fish vs Meat; let's end the debate

The first two food items that come to mind when protein is mentioned are fish and meat. Undoubtedly, these are the two most popular...

Ghana set to pilot world's first malaria vaccine

Ghana is readying for the smooth pilot of the world's first malaria vaccine later in the year, officials said on Wednesday. Ghana, Kenya and Malawi...

2 Social Welfare staff arrested for stealing, selling baby

Two senior officials of the Social Welfare Department in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, have been picked up for allegedly stealing and selling a...

How to save money on Dental Care

One thing we have come to learn through years of experience is the fact that not many people like going to the dentist. Wow,...

Death of 3 children: FDA, EPA partner to trace distribution channel of Topsotoxin

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has said the three children who died after their parents sprayed a fumigant tablet lost their lives through...

Ghana to use drone technology for essential health services – Bawumia

The government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with a health service provider this week that would enable the country to use drone technology...

NHIS soon to cater for family planning services

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) would, from May 1, 2018, kick-start a pilot project to include family planning in its services in six...

The rich are betting on living to 100

Money might not buy love, but it can buy better health. And, to live as long as possible, the world’s wealthy are willing to pay...

MTN to provide 300 mosquito nets on Malaria Day

MTN Ghana Foundation said it will distribute 300 Insecticide Treated Nets in commemoration of World Malaria Day on 25th April 2018. Marking the day under...

Stigmatization of HIV patients by medical staff increase in Ashanti region

Health experts have discovered high levels of stigmatization against HIV patients by medical staff at the various health institutions in Ashanti Region. Emergency and Out-Patient...

AMA moves to address Dansoman Junction, Asoredanho stench problems

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) says it is putting in place interim measures to curb stench emanating from Dansoman-Darkuman Junction to Asoredanho and other...

‘Ghana stands ready to beat malaria’ – Akufo-Addo

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the effective execution of the National Strategic Plan for Malaria Control, as well as the introduction of other innovative...

Mystery behind stench emanating from Dansoman Junction/Asoredanho broken

 People living and trading between Darkuman Junction and Dansoman Asoredanho say they can no longer live with the stench emanating from a drain in...

MTN heroes of Change: Dr Dzifa Dey dedicated to autoimmune diseases

Dr. Ida Dzifa Dey, a nominee of the MTN Heroes of Change Season VI is a Rheumatologist physician specialist at the Korle Bu Teaching...

Current guidelines for drinking alcohol could be too high, a new study shows

People who follow government guidelines to have a drink or so a day could be drinking themselves into an early grave, researchers said Thursday. Any...

Bathroom hand dryers spraying faeces on your hands, study finds

A study by the scientists at the University of Connecticut found hand dryers in men's and women’s bathrooms blew bacteria onto hands including fecal...

Our health in danger following unsafe water sources-Residents cry

The lack of potable drinking water in Janakura in the Central Gonja district of the Northern region is making life unbearable for residents in...

FDA seizes thousands of unregistered Tramadol tablets

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has referred 21 over-the-counter chemical sellers to the Pharmacy Council for stocking and selling high doses of Tramadol. Nora...

What should you eat if you have endometriosis?

Endometriosis is a condition where tissue resembling the uterus lining grows outside of the uterus, causing painful symptoms. Following a specific diet may help to...

Orphanage bus auctioned over non-payment of GHC26,000 bribe at ports

A Kasoa-based orphanage that cares for hundreds of homeless children with grave health conditions, Royal Seed Foundation was denied access to a bus sent...

PHOTOS: Bizarre; woman bags food in Cemetery for sale

A middle aged woman has been spotted in a strange act of packaging food for sale at the Awudome Cemetery in Accra. The woman whose...

Nivodent oral hygiene campaign hits Ashalley Botwe

Excitement hit the roof at the Ashalley Botwe school park Tuesday as the Presbyterian church, Ashalley Botwe and Madina districts received full sponsorship from...

Adolescent girls warned against the use of rags during menses

A Reproductive and Child Health Officer at Ahwerewa Health Centre in the Sekyere East District, Ms. Rosemond Owusu Ansah, has warned adolescent girls, especially those...

Heart disease risk may show in your earlobes, eyes, fingers

The heart, so integral to life, sits in its protective cage in the chest, going about its work without any external sign to the...