Ghana will not go back to ‘cash and carry’ – Nana Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated that his administration will revive the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) despite the challenges confronting it.Addressing the Ghanaian Community...
What does a happy marriage really look like?
In 1997, a peculiar business deal went down.To keep the then-fledgling Apple Computers from becoming a figment of Silicon Valley’s past, an unlikely investor...
9 small things you do that people use to judge your personality
From the moment two people meet, they're sizing each other up, looking for signs of qualities like honesty, intelligence, and altruism.Whether it's a date...
Dr Anaba removed as Medical Director of Ridge Hospital
The Ministry of Health has removed Dr Thomas Anaba as the Medical Director of the newly refurbished Greater Accra Regional Hospital [Ridge Hospital}.He has...
Japanese princess to lose royal status by marrying commoner
A member of Japan's royal family, Princess Mako, is to surrender her royal status by marrying a commoner.The 25-year-old eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito...
Audio: GAMLS threaten strike over release of health policy
The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) is threatening to strike if the Ministry of Health (MoH) does not make available to them...
HIV cases soar in Kumasi
Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, has now attained the highest Human Immune Virus (HIV) prevalence in the region.With a rate of 3.4, Kumasi has now...
Marriage advice from a divorced woman
I’m a woman, divorced after 7 years of marriage.
Given my experience, there are some key concepts I learned in my journey as well. We...
Fertility doctor accused of using his own sperm instead of donors’
The late director of a Dutch fertility center is now the subject of a lawsuit accusing him of using his own sperm over several...
Mothers’ Day blood donation exceeds expectation-organize
Mothers’ Day blood donation exercise held in Tema has been described as successful as it exceeded the expectation of organizers.The donation exercise was organized...
Hot audio: Pastor advocates manhood inspection before marriage
A man of God is advocating premarital sex before marriage to end the incessant divorce cases in the country.According to Apostle Dr. Owusu Kwakye,...
Should we give up eating red meat?
I went out to eat last week and gobbled down a steak. Do not judge me: it was medium-rare and delicious. But just before...
NPP to open Ridge Hospital for public use
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will tomorrow 17th May open to public use the newly renovated Greater Accra Regional Hospital formerly Ridge...
I tanned daily as a teen and got skin cancer at 25
Twenty-seven-year-old Brittany Winchester will compete at this weekend's Miss USA pageant as Miss Indiana.I first started tanning the summer I went to freshman prom...
FDA gets greenlight to destroy 9,000 packets of fake abortion drugs
Food and Drugs Authority says it has the greenlight to destroy 90,000 packets of fake abortion drugs imported into the country by family-planning giant...
Romantic Fraud: Has it happened to you?
Louise Gallagher of Calgary wasn’t even looking for a relationship. A 45-year-old partner in a corporate communications firm, she was a busy professional raising...
6 things not to do when your partner cheats
1. Don’t ignore the infidelityYou might be tempted to act as if nothing happened because it feels less painful, but if you do, any...
Why I had to terminate my baby’s life
Last year, stand-up comedian Lou Conran had to end her pregnancy at 22 weeks - five-and-a-half months. She is now preparing a show about...
Pharmacy error leads to woman’s coma
Back in 2014, Khaliah Shaw of Snellville, Georgia, began experiencing symptoms of depression. So she went to see a doctor who prescribed her an...
Why are we having less sex – Research
We live in one of the most sexually liberated times of human history. Access to new technologies over the past 40 years, whether it...
No woman should die giving life to another – First Lady
The First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo is rallying all well-meaning Ghanaians to join her campaign to end “needless deaths of mothers” in labour, especially...
Man finds out wife has p3nis on their wedding night
A married man has been left in a dilemma after he found one his wife whom he dated for a year before marriage had...
WHO Confirms Ebola Case in DR Congo
A person has tested positive for the Ebola virus in the northern Democratic Republic of Congo.A spokesman for the World Health Organization says officials...
7 Things everyone gets wrong about love
Want to find your soulmate? You need to know this.When it comes to love, most people have the true definition of love so wrong.Think about the lyrics to...
Locally produced cooking oil can manage diabetes
Various types of vegetable oil produced in Ghana have potential to manage diabetes in human beings.That’s according to scientists at the Kwame Nkrumah University...
Volta region tops HIV ‘league table’
The 2016 HIV sentinel survey report has revealed that Volta and Brong Ahafo Regions jointly top the list of prevalence rate.According to the report,...
Depression & Suicide: Family doctors fear that the worst is yet to come
Family Doctors fear depression and suicide may soon reach an overwhelming level if immediate steps are not taken now to fight depression.Dr. Fred Bedzrah,...
Why your brain loves ordered tasks
Almost everyone struggles with getting stuff done. But some of us struggle with the stage before that: just figuring out what it is we...
Family of three adopts seven siblings
A family of three in Georgia became a family of 10 when they adopted seven siblings who spent nearly their entire lives in foster...
How my pastor ruined my marriage – Woman cries in court
A civil servant, Mrs Victoria Igbo, on Monday, told a Nyanya Customary Court, Abuja, that her pastor hurried her into marrying the wrong man.Victoria,...
Audio: Student prevented from writing exams for being pregnant
The Principal at the Gushegu Midwifery Training School in the Northern Region on Wednesday prevented a pregnant student from continuing with her examination because...
65% of Ghanaian wives cheat – Counsellor
Sexotherapist Dr Larry Boateng has asserted that more than half (65 per cent) of married women in Ghana seek sexual pleasure outside marriage.He made...
Government to settle GHc 1.2 billion debt owed health providers
President Nana Addo Danqua Akufo-Addo has affirmed government will soon retire the huge debt of GHc 1.2billion owed the National Health Insurance providers.This comes...
VIDEO: Candidiasis develops into Gonorrhea and HIV – Doctor claims
Every now and then, something pops up on TV that makes you wonder if there may have been some merit to the National Media...
HIV life expectancy ‘near normal’
Young people on the latest HIV drugs now have near-normal life expectancy because of improvements in treatments, a study in The Lancet suggests.Twenty-year-olds who...
Audio: We will strike again if… Bonded nurses threaten gov’t
The over 400 members of the Coalition of Bonded Unposted Allied Health Professionals have warned they will strike again if government fails to heed...
Rise of the sex robots – video
Sex and relationship expert Dr. Laura Berman tells WSJ’s Tanya Rivero that the future of sex includes robots, virtual reality and drugs to address...
Assin North records high teen pregnancies
The Assin North District has recorded 273 teenage pregnancies in the first quarter of 2017.This represented an increase of 27 as against the 248...
The slimming pills that put me in hospital
Fake drugs are now a multibillion dollar international industry, but for those who have ended up inadvertently taking them the personal consequences can be...
When Mother’s Day hurts: Life after pregnancy loss
I sat up on the exam table, my husband next to me. Our doctor turned her back on us and asked for the date...