Red Cross official stole $2.7m during Liberia's Ebola epidemic
Liberians were dying in their thousands from the Ebola epidemic that plagued the country in 2014 while donor funds sent to the Liberia National...
The science behind type two diabetes and diet
According to International Diabetes Federation’s (IDF) Diabetes Atlas 2015, 1 in every 52 adults aged 20 – 79 years in Ghana has diabetes and...
How oral sex can give you cancer
“You know the benefits of oral sex: It builds intimacy, helps her orgasm, and feels fantastic. In fact, we doubt any of the 85...
$217m UG Medical Centre wasting away over management tussle
The first phase of the University of Ghana Medical Centre which was completed in November 2016, is yet to be operational following disagreements over the legitimate...
Talensi hospital: Lack of facilities hinder maternal healthcare
The Talensi District Hospital in Tongo is facing challenges in its efforts to deliver efficient health care due to lack of adequate structures to...
Eating alone is bad for your health – Especially if you're a man, study shows
Eating alone can increase your risk of developing a metabolic syndrome such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol, a study claims.
Researchers studied the...
This penis shape is linked to a greater risk of cancer
Men with curved penises face a significantly increased risk from several types of cancer, scientists say.
Presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, a...
Condoms, TB drugs in short supply in Ghana – NSAs
A rapid increase in Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Ghana is imminent, as some anti-HIV/AIDS advocacy organisations have indicated an acute shortage of condoms...
Volta, Brong Ahafo Regions lead HIV prevalence – AIDS Commission report
Ghana’s overall fight to eliminate HIV/AIDS seems to be progressing steadily, but prevalence in the Volta and Brong Ahafo regions remain high and lead...
Upper East Regional hospital has no Surgeon
The Upper East Regional hospital is in dire need of Doctors especially Surgical Doctors to aid health care delivery and to cater for its...
Does sugar, which makes all things delicious, lead to cancer?
A biologic mechanism in yeast cells may explain the relationship between sugar and malignant tumors, according to a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications.The...
Heart surgery survival chances ‘better in the afternoon’
Open heart surgery appears to be safer in the afternoon because of the body's internal clock, scientists have said.The body clock - or circadian...
PTA to roll out insurance policy for SHS
The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) is set to roll out an insurance policy for Senior High School students.The move according to the...
Nine countries issue health warnings about the plague
Do you remember studying the plague when you were at school? Otherwise known as the 'Black Death', the pandemic spread all across Europe and took...
EndPoint Homeopathic Clinic wins Excellent Clinic in Homeopathy Care award
Leading homeopathic healthcare center in Ghana, EndPoint Homeopathic Clinic, has been adjudged Excellent in Homeopathy Care of the Year 2017 by Health Legend Foundation.The...
Treating your hair with mayonnaise
Have you ever considered using mayonnaise for hair treatment? Well, you might want to, because not only does mayonnaise taste better when added to...
Joy FM Sugar project not initiative of Ghana Diabetes Association – Kojo Yankson
Ghana Diabetes Association's claim that a diabetes sensitisation program, Sugar Project, was plagiarised by Joy FM presenter Kojo Yankson has been debunked.The broadcaster says...
PhD students have double risk of developing psychiatric disorder
Academia isn't for everyone. The hours are long, you're likely to spend a lot of time looking at a computer or in a lab,...
Cerebral Palsy is not a curse
President of the Cerebral Palsy (CP) Awareness Ghana, Mr Boniface Kwaku Aberor has urged the public to desist from dissociating oneself from patients with...
Do condoms expire? Here’s what you should know
In the heat of the moment, checking that the condom you’re about to use isn’t expired probably isn’t the top of your list of...
Shave your wives – Husbands of expectant mothers advised
A nurse at the Surgical Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has urged husbands of expectant mothers to shave their wives to prevent...
More than 60 children in Akatsi North almost blind
More than 60 children in the Akatsi North District are said to have been diagnosed with serious eye problem a situation which is very...
Optometrists call for adequate eye clinics and good referral system in the country to reduce blindness
Ghanaians have been advised to take their eye health seriously by doing periodic eye screening in order for early detection of eye conditions that...
Scientists create pill that can stop type 2 diabetes in its tracks
Scientists have created a new pill that can halt type 2 diabetes in its tracks and help patients shed pounds from their waistlines, a...
Bear with us, you’ll be posted – Government to unemployed doctors
The Health Ministry is pleading with the 0ver 200 unemployed doctors awaiting financial clearance for posting, to consider the country’s financial constraints and wait...
Daily ‘light therapy’ may help people with bipolar disorder
People afflicted with bipolar disorder may find some relief from depression with daily doses of light therapy, new research suggests.With light therapy, people spend...
Can I re-wear my workout clothes if they don’t smell?
It’s gym day, but you haven’t done your laundry yet. So you dig out a gym shirt from your hamper, give it a sniff...
‘Love your breasts and men will respect them’
Founder/Project Director of Partnership in Cancer Care Initiative Gloria Yankson is calling for women to appreciate and love their breasts; an act she says...
Stop flaunting your boobs before men and allow the kids to suck – Nurse
A retired nurse at Assin Fosu polyclinic in the Central Region, Mrs Veronica Mensah has advised that women to stop flaunting their boobs to...
Diarrhoea kills fourteen thousand children under five annually – First Lady
Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First lady of the Republic of Ghana, has said available statistics indicate that diarrhoea kills about 14,000 children under five...
Newest craze in Ghana
Keeping fit and staying healthy are two sides of the same coin.Gone are the days where some Ghanaians were only concerned about unhealthy foods.Today,...
Foam mattress makers halt production in cancer scare
UK mattress companies Silent Night and newly-listed Eve Sleep have had to halt production at factories after being told there was a risk of excessive levels of...
FDA destroys 4,500 cartons of rotten “Asahi Mackerel”
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) on Wednesday destroyed 4,500 rotten cartons of “Asahi Mackerel,” imported into Ghana by Dotsisco Ventures, whilst it also...
More obese kids than malnourished ones by 2022 – Study
The number of obese children and adolescents (aged five to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades. If current trends...
Samira Bawumia named ambassador for UN’s clean cookstoves project
Samira Bawumia has announced her appointment as an ambassador for the United Nations' Foundation Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves.The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves...
Cape Coast nurses to quit night shifts for security reasons
Midwives and other nurses of the Cape Coast Metro Hospital maternity ward, have given their management up to Friday to provide them security, or...
Gas explosion: 37 Military Hospital providing free care for injured persons
The 37 Military Hospital is taking care of 40 persons injured in Saturday evening's inferno at the Atomic Junction in Accra.Two persons, according to...
Govts, WHO, aid agencies pledge to end cholera by 2030
Health officials from around the world are meeting in France to commit to preventing 90% of cholera deaths by 2030.The disease, which is spread...
Government calls for private sector investment in WASH
The Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has indicated government’s preparedness to partner with private investors in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector...
Ghana hosts post-Ebola workshop
A post-Ebola workshop on improving disease monitoring capacities and early warning systems in West Africa has opened in Accra with a call on countries to strengthen...