PHOTOS: Shortage of drugs hits Nsawam Prison
Authorities of Nsawam Prisons are appealing to Ghanaians to provide them with medicines in to adequately cater for sick prisoners.Medical Officer at the prison,...
Nurses at Asesewa Hospital accused of revealing information of HIV/AIDS patients
Some nurses at the Asesewa government hospital have been accused of breaching confidentiality and patients' charter developed by Ghana Health Service, by divulging health...
Over 100 Ghanaians use artificial eyes – Statistics
Statistics from the Ocular Prothesis Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital indicate that 133 Ghanaians have fixed their custom fit artificial eyes (ocular...
Work on Tamale Teaching Hospital begins
Work has begun to fix the Tamale Teaching Hospital’s (TTH) Oxygen Plant to ensure constant supply of oxygen at the facility to better serve...
PHOTOS: TOBINCO Group acquires ISO 9001 Certification
Entrance Pharmaceutical and Research Centre, a subsidiary of the Tobinco Group has received the I.S.O 9001 Certification from TUV NORD, a German Company to...
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis
“1 in 8 women get breast cancer,” Julia Louis-Dreyfus began a note to followers over social media. “Today, I’m the one.”The “Veep” and “Seinfeld”...
Govt to roll out free house-to-house breast screening
Government is set to roll out a free house-to-house breast screening to improve access to early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.The training in...
25m unsafe abortions occur each year worldwide – WHO
Worldwide, 25 million unsafe abortions (45% of all abortions) occurred every year between 2010 and 2014, according to a new study by WHO and...
Hot video: Fabewoso: Sherry Ayitey, Bagbin fingered in ambulance deal
Former Health Ministers in the erstwhile Mahama administration have been implicated in the controversial ambulance saga.Alban Bagbin according to reports did not do due...
What is Serotonin and Signs of Serotonin Deficiency?
Do you find yourself always looking on the dull side of things? Your days don’t seem bright, nothing excites you. Normal daily tasks are...
10,000 Ghanaians suffering from dementia
An estimated 10,000 Ghanaians are suffering from dementia, which is a neurological disorder that affects the brain leading to the gradual loss of the...
Standing may be worse for your heart than sitting
You’ve probably heard a lot over the years how sitting all day isn’t doing you any good. Too much time spent on your butt...
6 foods every Ghanaian man needs to boost his sperm count
There are several factors to consider when it comes to baby-making. However, did you know that what you eat (and what you don’t eat)...
Cigarette smoke from clothes can damage brain, liver – Study
Cigarette smoke seeps into everything—clothing, furniture, rugs. Now, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, suggest that even this third-hand smoke (THS) can be harmful...
‘I get turned on by my patients’ – Gynaecologists’ shocking confessions
A visit to the gynaecologist is something no woman looks forward to, with most of us counting down the seconds until the appointment ends.But...
SA: Single-pill HIV treatment to save billions
A single-pill HIV treatment is expected to be introduced in 2018 and is projected to save SA about R11bn over the following six years,...
New way to prevent HIV discovered
Scientists have engineered an antibody that attacks 99% of HIV strains and can prevent infection in primates.It is built to attack three critical parts...
How to get whiter eyes naturally
Everyone knows it's good to keep their eyes beautiful, as youthful, and as "soulful" as they can be. This is what the white eyes...
Mental Health Authority unhappy with lip service to problems
The Mental Health Authority says it is in a quandary on whether or not to proceed with the passage of the Legislative Instrument (LI)...
V/Region: Immunisation coverage improves
Immunisation coverage in the Volta Region is recording great improvement under a three-month intensive campaign on “Social Mobilization and Demand Generation of Caregivers” aimed...
First Lady to build cancer treatment centre in Ghana
The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has pledged to mobilise resources to build a cancer treatment centre in Ghana.This, she said, would be done...
Fake drugs invade markets – PTAG
The president of the Pharmacy Technologists Association of Ghana (PTAG), Mr Prince Boateng, has expressed concern about the public health risks that substandard drugs...
Grace for Impact Partners with Ghanaian Healthcare Providers for Medical Outreach in Ga West
An international NGO Grace for Impact, along with their private sector partner M&D Clinic, successfully conducted a free clinic this week in Medie and...
Hot video: Minister disguised as patient catches corrupt hospital workers
Uganda’s State Minister of Health for General Duties disguised herself as a patient and caught two medical workers demanding a bribe for free government...
Health Service scales up on HIV testing services in special clinics
In order to achieve the 90-90-90 target in the HIV and AIDS response, the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has moved to make HIV testing...
Govt urged to cover non-communicable diseases in NHIS
Director of the Institute of Leadership and Development, Benjamin Anabila, has called for the inclusion of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the National Health Insurance...
Men are ditching condoms in favor of dangerous alternative
From the pill to the coil and the implant, there are loads of options for women looking to prevent an unwanted pregnancy.But for guys,...
Report: Closing the health gap for Africa within a generation is achievable
Closing the health gap for Africa within a generation is achievable if opportunities afforded by a rapidly growing workforce are seized and if health...
Salvation Army schools new health professionals
The Medical, Social and Community Services Department of the Salvation Army Ghana has today organised an orientation exercise for eighty eight (88) health professionals...
First penile implant surgery in Ghana by Ghanaian surgeon
Peace and Love Hospital and Derry Court Medical Practice in collaboration with Dr. Samuel Amanamah specialist Sexopathologist with Kumasi South Hospital, performed the first...
‘Weak evidence’ light alcohol use in pregnancy harms
There is "surprisingly limited" evidence that light drinking during pregnancy poses any risk to the baby, say UK researchers.They reviewed all the available studies...
First penile implant surgery in Ghana by Ghanaian surgeon
Peace and Love Hospital and Derry Court Medical Practice in collaboration with Dr. Samuel Amanamah specialist Sexopathologist with Kumasi South Hospital, performed the first...
Vaccination will save 20m lives by 2020 – Study
Vaccination initiatives in the world's poorest countries will have prevented 20 million deaths and saved around $350 billion in health-care costs by 2020, a...
Sugarcane extract may relieve stress-induced insomnia
A new study - published in the journal Scientific Reports - examines the effect of octacosanol in stressed sleep-deprived mice.The research was carried out...
Here’s why sugar makes you so thirsty
You just polished off a bowl of mint chocolate chip, and suddenly you’re craving a drink. Sound familiar? Post-dessert thirst is a common reaction—but...
Multimedia’s Seth Kwame Boateng wins ICFJ’s prestigious Global Health Reporting award
Multimedia Group Limited's multiple award-winning journalist, Seth Kwame Boateng, has won yet again another prestigious award, the Global Health Reporting contest.Seth Kwame Boateng has...
More than 400 people benefit from Freemasons’ free health screening in Cape Coast
The District Grand Lodge of Cape Coast has organised a free health screening for the people of Cape Coast and its environs.The exercise which...
Malaria rapid diagnostics fuel overuse of antibiotics
A study has found that Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) introduced to improve the use of antimalarials may have unintended negative consequences, such as...
VIDEO: Bad roads killing pregnant women in Worawora Kogokrom
Pregnant women at Worawora Kogokrom and its adjoining communities in the Biakoye District of the Volta Region do not go for antenatal due to...
The new cure for low libido
If your sex drive has been dipping, a new Italian study suggests there may be an easy fix: light therapy.Scientists recruited 38 men diagnosed with...