Health

4 side effects of being a virgin for too long [Read]

Many choose to be virgins until marriage or until some goal is achieved but little do they know there may be some side effects...

Increase in HIV infections in persons less than 25 years worrying – Commission

Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Kyeremeh Atuahene, has expressed concern about the rate at which young people between 15 and 24 years are...

COVID-19: Over 142,000 vaccines are being administered daily – GHS

Ghana’s daily vaccination rate has shot up to about 142,000. This is according to the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick...

COVID-19: Omicron Variant not in Ghana – GHS

The Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has assured that Ghana has not recorded the Omicron variant of the...

COVID-19: Unvaccinated persons are 7 times more likely to die – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has stated that persons who are unvaccinated against Covid-19 are more susceptible to death if infected by the virus. According...

Govt to announce additional measures on COVID-19 response

The Government of Ghana will on Sunday 28th November 2021 announce additional measures as part of its COVID-19 response to control the risk of...

Traveller shares very strange method to sleep on flights

Travellers are going mad over a very strange method to getting some shut-eye on a flight. The item, called the Dream Strap, ties your head...

Two cases of new variant of Covid detected in UK

Two people in the United Kingdom (UK) have been found to be infected with the new Covid variant, Omicron, the health secretary has said. Sajid...

6% of Ghanaians have been fully vaccinated – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has indicated that 6% of the population has been fully vaccinated. Speaking on the Super Morning Show, on November 26,...

COVID-19: Health Minister laments vaccine politics

Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has lamented the style of politics adopted by some opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament (MPs) and some...

Size matters? The truth about penis stretching

Penis stretching refers to using your hands or a device to increase the length or girth of your penis. Most people who consider penis enlargement...

Sperm- killers, here are 7 things that men need to watch out for

Sperm can be powerful little swimmers, that's for sure, however, they aren't very tough. All sorts of seemingly little things can throw them off...

5 ‘green flags’ to prove you’re in a healthy relationship

Whether you've been in a relationship with someone for three months or 60 years, it's only natural to occasionally wonder if they're the right...

First Sciatic Research Centre unveiled in Ghana [Photos]

Ghana, through renowned sciatic clinic, 21st Clinic, has outdoored, for the first time, a research and treatment centre, specifically for sciatica. The centre, situated at...

More than 280,000 Ghanaians live with type 2 diabetes

More than 280,000 Ghanaian adults, 40 years and above, are living with type two diabetes due to poor dieting, inactivity, and the intake of...

Infertility treatments? What it really means to have healthy sperms

If you are undergoing infertility treatments, the quality of the sperm is one of the first things doctors will want to determine. There isn’t any...

I don’t have any image in Ghana now – Health Minister [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I Don't Have Any Image In Ghana Over Sputnik Deal - Health Minister Embattled Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has expressed sadness over the...

Condoms shortage hits Kenya

Kenya's Ministry of Health has stated its commitment to ensuring the condoms shortage in the country is addressed as soon as possible. This is after...

Watermelon: Why every pregnant woman should make this fruit their favourite

The aforementioned nutrients are very useful for the development of the baby’s eyesight, immune, and nervous systems. Pregnancy is one of the most fulfilling experiences...

COVID-19: Mass vaccination kicks off in Volta Region

The Volta Regional Co-ordinating Council has announced that a mass COVID-19 vaccination exercise has begun in all 18 districts and municipalities of the region. A...

Korle Bu disowns unauthorised Covid passport

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has denied issuing any Covid-19 passport as a vaccination document in the name of the hospital. Covid passports are usually...

Meet the man who can never gain weight [Photos]

A Scottish teenager has revealed how his body is unable to store fat due to one of  the rarest conditions in the world -...

5 reasons to bathe cold water

Bathing without heating the water up has innumerable benefits for your body and skin. So, what are the benefits of having a cold water shower? 1....

COVID-19: US govt donates 1.7 million more vaccine doses to Ghana

More than 1.7 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Ghana today, bringing the total of U.S. donated vaccines to Ghana to...

More than 1,000 lives saved by ambulance service in Central Region

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) attended to 1,088 patients between July and September in the Central Region. The beneficiaries had different emergency health issues, ranging...

Jumia partners NICU soldiers to raise funds for preterm babies in Ghana

To save a nation, we always need to save our children. Great nations have been built by ensuring that their foundation (babies) are well...

How to take care of a sick person with dementia

Dementia is very difficult for sick patient and their family. The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines dementia as, A syndrome – usually of a chronic or progressive...

5 causes of rashes in the penile area

Why do rashes occur in the penile area? Having rashes around the penis or phallus can be very embarrassing and painful. It is important...

GHS receives 49 VW vehicles

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has handed over the first batch of 49 VW vehicles to the Ghana Health Services (GHS) to assist...

NHIS can take on more treatments – Board Chair

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIS) says its research shows they can fund childhood cancers and other expensive treatments including family planning and sickle...

PharmAccess will continue to partner NHIA to complete digitazation efforts – Country Director

The Ghana Country Director of PharmAccess Foundation, Dr. Maxwell Antwi says his outfit will continue to partner with the National Health Insurance Authority to...

Ghanaian surgeon who took millions of dollars for surgeries he never performed gets 7 years sentence in US

Moses deGraft-Johnson, a one-time jet-setting heart surgeon, who walked away with millions of dollars for medical procedures he never performed, has been sentenced to...

For men: 6 things you are doing that is lowering your sperm count

Research has shown that modern men’s sperm is coming up short. A Hebrew University research revealed that sperm counts among Western men have dropped more...

Yellow Fever: Central Region on high alert

The Central Region is on high alert following the outbreak of yellow fever in parts of the country, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has...

AIDS Commission warns against unprotected sex as HIV soars in Eastern Region

The acting Eastern Regional Technical Coordinator of the Technical Unit of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Ebenezer Appiah Agyekum Abrokwa, has disclosed that HIV infection...

Cucumber: The health benefits of this fruit will leave you speechless

Cucumber is known to have excellent cleansing properties, and those properties actively eradicate accumulated toxins from the body system. The health benefits of cucumber...

FDA breaking down regulatory barriers to facilitate Intra-Africa Trade

Africa is known to be the only continent which does not consume what it produces, with a total of less than 16% intra-Africa trade...

Woman who rejected Covid jab begs doctors to save her after she ‘died’ eight times

An unvaccinated woman who 'died' eight times after being hospitalised with Covid has urged other Brits to get the jab. Gemma Roberts' heart stopped...

How to have a nipple orgasm: 23 tips for you and your partner

Your nipples are erogenous zones. A lot of what we see in pop culture suggests that the only way women can experience orgasm is by...

6 reasons why your nipples hurt

Nipples are very sensitive to both stimulation and irritation. When they hurt, it might get too uncomfortable to even put on a bra. And while...