Health

Husbands vital to fighting breast cancer

Scores of women who thronged the latest free breast screening exercise marking the first anniversary celebrations of the creation of the Nkawkaw Diocese of...

Unemployed veterinary technicians set up private services; charge exorbitant fees

Some unemployed graduate Veterinary Technicians in the Upper East Region have decided to create jobs for themselves by diverting clients to themselves and charging...

How much farting is normal per day?

No matter what you tell your S.O., it’s pretty much a given that you fart on the regular. In fact, if you’re like most...

Daylight helps to detect infant jaundice in new born babies – doctor

Pediatrician at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Dr. Hilda Boye has advised parents expose their new born babies to natural daylight because it helps to...

Adverse effects of abortion contraceptive pills peak among teenagers

Health experts are reporting rising incidence of adverse and injurious drug reaction among teenage girls who abuse contraceptives in a bid to prevent pregnancy. Prolonged...

80 Photos: Joy Prime heartbeat draws out patrons to 'Race 4 Heart'

The phrases are familiar: Listen to your heart. Have a heart. I love you with all my heart. About 100,000 times a day the...

Bed bugs invade Tain government hospital

Doctors and management at the Nsawkaw Government Hospital, in the Brong Ahafo Region have expressed frustrations about the invasion of bed bugs at the...

Hunger Project Ghana pumps €285,000 into maternal health

The Hunger Project Ghana, in line with its social transformation and leverage principle to improve the living conditions of vulnerable people in rural communities,...

‘More blood’: National Blood Service appeals for donors

The National Blood Service, Ghana (NBSG) on Wednesday said it was unable to reach its 50 per cent target of Voluntary Unpaid Blood Donation...

NSS releases pin codes for 2018/2019 nurses enrolment

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has released a total number of 9,342 Pin codes for eligible Ghanaian nurses who passed their licensing examinations organised...

You don't need Neurosurgical treatment abroad – Dr. Thomas Dakurah

The head of Neurosurgery department at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Thomas Dakurah says no Ghanaian needs to seek neurosurgical treatment abroad if...

43% of Ghanaian adults obese or overweight – Study

Forty-three percent of Ghanaian adults are either overweight or obese, a joint study conducted by two universities – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and...

Surveyors donate blood to support blood banks

The Ghana Institution of Surveyor (GhIS) have come to the support of the National Blood Service by donating blood to help curb the shortage...

FDA dispels social media news about fake palm oil

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has assured the public that it has instituted regulatory measures to ensure the safety of palm oil on...

Expectant mothers resorting to pills for light-skinned babies

Some expectant mothers are now taking skin bleaching pills in their quests to have light-skinned babies. Health experts have, however, warned against the practice which...

Parents association wants NHIS coverage for children with cancer

The Ghana Parents Association for Childhood Cancer (GHAPACC) has called on Government to extend the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to cover the treatment...

Hundreds support MTN's Val's Day blood donation exercise in Ho

MTN, in collaboration with the National Blood Bank, has organised its annual blood donation exercise at the Volta Regional Hospital in Ho. The 4th edition...

Mobile-clinic vans bought by NDC gov’t rotting away at K’Bu

Investigations conducted by Joy FM have revealed that eight Mobile-clinic vans imported by the John Mahama administration are currently rotting away Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The...

Stop the rot: Dentist warn parents against sweets for kids

Senior Dentist at 37 Military Hospital, Dr. Cornelia Alice Sallar has cautioned mothers who have made it a habit to feed their children with...

Midwives call for squatting methods for child delivery

Two Ghanaian midwives have suggested that health facilities in the country should adopt the squatting methods for child delivery to help reduce birth complications...

Scientists say more men are losing Y chromosome

Research suggests that the Y chromosome -which plays a critical role in sexual reproduction of men - may disappear in less than five million...

Ghana Health Service on high alert as Lassa Fever outbreak hits Nigeria

Ghana Health Service is on high alert following confirmation by Nigeria that there has been an outbreak of the deadly Lassa Fever in 18...

Nyinsen Ne Awo) enters the labor ward with Regina

Radio reality show, Nyinsen Ne awo) enters the labor ward with Regina as she delivers her first child. Regina is a pregnant woman standing in for...

Should you be moisturizing your balls?

Let’s face the cold, hard truth: when it comes to moisturizing, men generally just aren’t as attentive as women. During the winter especially, it’s not...

VIDEO: Preview of Adom FM’s ‘Nyinsen Ne Awuo’ with Afia Amankwah Tamakloe

‘Nyinsen Ne Awuo’ is an outstanding programme powered by Adom FM which is aimed at providing supplementary health tips and specialist perspectives for the...

Ministry of Health receives financial clearance to employ 4,000 Medical Practitioners

The Ministry of Health has received financial clearance to recruit 4,000 private medical practitioners to work in public health facilities in the country. Public Relations...

Amansie West: Health authorities worried about spike in teenage pregnancy, HIV infection

More teenagers are getting pregnant in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region, a development that has become a huge worry for the...

Expectant mothers urged to get confidant into labour ward to reduce labour time

The Head of Maternal and Child Birth Service at Craddle Maternity Hospital, Maame Serwaa Major is advising expectant mothers to get their birth partners...

Eclampsia leads cause of maternal deaths in Central Region

The Central Regional Health Directorate has identified eclampsia as the leading cause of maternal deaths in the region. Eclampsia is a condition in which one...

High levels of antibiotic resistance found worldwide – WHO

The World Health Organisation's (WHO) surveillance data on antibiotic resistance has revealed high level of resistance to a number of serious bacterial infections in...

Pizza is a healthier breakfast than cereal – According to a Nutritionist

If you love starting your morning with a bowl of Raisin Bran or another healthy-sounding cereal, we have some bad news: The majority of...

Hydroquinone in cosmetic products causes kidney, liver disease – FDA cautions

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), on Tuesday affirmed that the nationwide ban on import and sale of cosmetic products containing hydroquinone chemicals is...

Myths about blood donation causes shortage

The National Blood Service is edging Ghanaians to ignore misconceptions that  people who donate blood die frequently because the blood are used for rituals. Donor...

Early diagnosis prevents death from breast cancer – Doctor

Founder & CEO of Peace and Love Hospitals and Breast Care International, Dr. Mrs. Beatrice Waife Addai has advised women to go for regular...

Government pays GHC31m to PWDs, HIV patients

Government has released a total of GH¢30.921.954.58 to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across the country to cater for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs)...

Samira Bawumia promotes personal hygiene in schools

Mrs Samira Bawumia, through the Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Project (SEHP) on Friday, donated quantities of hand sanitizers worth thousands of Ghana Cedis to...

Man who claims to have found cure for HIV get schooled on mode of infection

A 37-year-old herbalist, Mallam Abdul Razak Mohamed, a resident at Suhum in the Eastern Region, claims to have found a cure for HIV and...

Jobless junior doctors cry for posting

Some trained doctors who are currently at home unemployed whiles several completed health projects waste away, are asking the government to urgently resolve the...

Death in pregnant women with sickle cell reduce drastically – Doctor

Gynaecologist at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Antwi Oppong has hinted that there is a drastic reduction in death among pregnant sickle cell women...

Arrest pastors who keep pregnant women at prayer camps – Hematologist

Greater-Accra Regional Chief Biomedical Scientist, who is also a Hematologist at Lekma Hospital, Comfort Nyameba-Opoku has called on government and the security agencies to...