Nurses and Midwives Association appeals for better conditions of service
General Secretary for Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), David Tenkorang has appealed for better conditions of service for members.He indicated that, nurses...
Health Ministry sets records straight on UK red list [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · MOH ON RED LISTThe Ministry of Health has reacted to the red listing of Ghana in relation to the recruitment of health...
Bliss GVS pharma, Ghana donates anti-malaria drugs to Ho Teaching Hospital
A pharmaceutical company in Ghana, Bliss GVS Pharma has donated anti-malaria and other essential medicines to the Ho Teaching Hospital worth 100,000 Ghana Cedis....
UK red list Ghana, Nigeria for health workers’ recruitment
Ghana is now among the list of 54 countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers in...
5 amazing benefits of coconut malai for the skin
Coconut malai is a rich and creamy substance that is extracted from a mature coconut.Coconut malai, the luscious cream extracted from mature coconuts, is...
Zimbabwe to criminalise foreign recruitment of medics
Zimbabwe plans to enact a law criminalising the recruitment of its health personnel by other countries, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has said.Mr Chiwenga, who...
5 best foods to eat after sex
Sex can leave you feeling exhausted, but extremely satisfied.Average of 60-100 calories are burnt during and this depends solely on how active your partner...
Low-income people have heightened heart attack death risk in 6 world health systems – Study
Despite vastly different healthcare systems, low-income patients across six different countries have mortality rates 10 to 20 per cent greater than their high-income peers,...
For women: Here’s why you should eat pawpaw during menstruation
While some foods should be avoided in order to have a less painful menstrual cycle, some foods are also healthy for your period.According to...
What to do when someone has a seizure
Witnessing someone with epilepsy having a seizure can be truly frightening. But most seizures aren't an emergency. They stop on their own with no...
6,700 Ghanaians die each year from tobacco use
An assessment conducted by the Ministry of Health, the Food and Drug Authority (FDA), the Secretariat of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention...
5 reasons why you’d be lucky to date a woman with a higher sex drive
While it often feels like women have lower sex drive than men, there are women who actually have their libido on par, or may...
Suicide now a mental health issue
Parliament has amended sections of the Criminal Offenses Act of 1960, which criminalised attempted suicide.Following the amendment which took place on Tuesday, any person...
Vaginal flatulence: Here’s why women experience this, remedies
Vaginal flatulence is a normal occurrence and is not a cause for concern. However, if it causes discomfort or embarrassment, then a remedy is...
Hypersexuality? Here’s how to overcome sex addiction
Having sex is a good thing. But when your libido goes into overdrive and having sex becomes an obsession, then help is needed.Sexually expressive...
Sniffing body odour is tested as an anxiety therapy
Sniffing other people’s body odour might be useful in therapy for social anxiety, say Swedish researchers who have started tests with volunteers.Scientists have...
How ginger increases virility in men
Popular plant ginger is used for its many health advantages. While ginger is frequently used to treat nausea and inflammation, research has shown that...
Coconut husk: 3 healthy benefits of this commodity
Coconuts have slowly become a very hot and versatile food commodity.Coconuts are highly nutritious, rich in fibre, and packed with essential vitamins and minerals....
KATH begins home delivery of drugs
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has started home delivery of drugs to chronic but stable patients.The Chief Executive Officer, Professor Otchere Addai-Mensah, said...
Woman, 38, appeals for support to undergo kidney transplant [Listen]
A 38-year-old Priscilla Parry has made a passionate appeal to Ghanaians for financial support to aid her kidney treatment.The young woman, whose two kidneys...
‘Chewing gum improves academic performance’
This article seems funny though but I am tempted to do this write-up due to the many female students I have seen who are...
FDA issues alert on two eyedrops
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned the public against the use of two eyedrop products Ezricare Artificial Tears and Delsam Pharma’s Artificial...
Liposuction overtakes breast augmentation as most popular cosmetic surgery
Liposuction has overtaken breast augmentation as the world's most popular form of cosmetic surgery amid growing concern about the implants' links to cancer, according to newly...
Exodus for greener pastures: 100 nurses leave Pantang Hospital
Nearly 150 experienced nurses and other health professionals from the Pantang Hospital have left the shores of the country in search of greener pastures...
6-packs come with a risk of depression
I chanced on this important study in the men’s health article in the Times of India (2018) and I want to share it with...
Top Nigerian politician, wife found guilty of organ-trafficking in UK
A senior wealthy Nigerian politician, his wife and a medical "middleman" have been found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot, after they brought a 21-year-old...
Man boobs: Here’s why men get bigger breasts than usual
According to research, when the body is creating excess oestrogen or there is low testosterone, the male breasts can get bigger.Experts explain that gynecomastia,...
Safeguarding Ghana’s future against pandemics through public health emergency fund
Infectious diseases have had adverse effects on humans all around the globe through the years.Diseases such as yellow fever, meningitis, Cholera, Monkey Pox, Ebola,...
Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital owes suppliers GH¢2m
The Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital is suffocating from debts, and unless it gets help, it could soon be turning away the hundreds of patients who...
Korle Bu records 15 tuberculosis cases every day
Tuberculosis (TB) is growing at an alarming rate in Ghana in spite of awareness and treatment options in health facilities.According to reports, Korle Bu...
Ministry of Health takes delivery of 500K measles vaccines
The Ministry for Health has taken delivery of 500,000 measles rubella immunisation vaccines.The sector Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, led a delegation to receive the consignment at...
Women 35 years and above are at higher risk of giving birth to babies with Down syndrome – Expert
Pediatric Physiotherapist, Yvonne Ewurama Osei, has said that one of the conditions that put an individual at a higher risk of having babies with...
How orgasm feels like for women
An orgasm is what happens when a person reaches the height of sexual excitement, which comes with feelings of pleasure and muscle contractions in...
Why ‘slay queens’ can’t quit having butt enhancement surgeries – Christiana Awuni
Ghanaian actress Christiana Awuni is of the view that nothing can stop young ladies from patronising body enhancement surgeries.According to her, the high...
Christian Atsu’s adopted son on verge of losing sight
A 19-year-old footballer, Joseph Kumi, who is an adopted son of the late Christian Atsu, is on the verge of losing his eyes as...
How onions improve men’s sex drive and health
Testosterone is the main sex hormone in men, maintaining high testosterone improves sexual performance including having and maintaining an erection.The importance of testosteroneTestosterone is...
Eye drops do not cure glaucoma – Ophthalmologist
President of the Ophthalmologist Society of Ghana, Dr. Dzifa-Bella Ofori-Adjei, has disclosed that eye drops do not cure glaucoma but are meant for the...
How the foods you’re eating are affecting your performance in bed
In any relationship, both partners should contribute equally to ensure that the partnership remains strong and healthy.How the foods you're eating are affecting your...
Ketu South records 10 measles cases
Acting Volta Regional Director of Health, Dr Kwasi Senanu Djokoto, has said the Ketu South Municipality has recorded 10 cases of Measles.He, however, disclosed...
I can ‘cure’ over 85 diseases including HIV with cow dung and urine – Spiritualist [Video]
Ghanaian spiritualist, Prophet Ernest Ampaw Aboagye, says he has healed more than 85 sicknesses with cow dung in Ghana.According to the founder and leader...