Health

Elikem warms hearts with 63-year-old mother’s work out video [Watch]

A workout video of Ghanaian actor and fashion designer, Elikem Kumordzie's 63-year-old mother is causing a stir on social media. The video captured the 63-year-old...

The secret life of a doctor: 10 doctors share the biggest struggle of being in the profession

Doctors reel under unrelenting work pressure, they work for inhumane hours, suffer from severe burnout, undergo sleep deprivation and anxiety but despite all of...

Experiment shows how masks may curb COVID-19

With all of us co-existing with a virus, practising social distancing and wearing a mask are some of the preventive measures we can take to save...

Ladies! Here are 5 benefits of sea salt for you

Aside from its culinary uses, sea salt is often added to body scrubs, baths, amongst others. Sea salt is gaining more popularity because of its...

Yeast Infection: How to know if you have one and how to treat it

A vaginal yeast infection is an infection caused by yeast (a type of fungus). Vaginal yeast infection is sometimes referred to as yeast vaginitis...

Cut 2,500 calories out of your diet instantly – without giving anything up

Let's face it, many of us have piled on a few pounds during lockdown. Be it because the biscuit tin is just that bit easier...

Korle Bu: EC registration centre records over 20 persons with COVID-19 symptoms

The Korle Bu Police Station registration centre within the Ablekuma South District of the Greater Accra Region identified over 20 persons seeking to register...

Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine trial to restart

Trials of the controversial anti-malarial drug taken by United States President Donald Trump to try to prevent catching coronavirus are to be resumed. United Kingdom...

Survivors of coronavirus ‘at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder’

People who were seriously ill in hospital with coronavirus need to be urgently screened for post-traumatic stress disorder, leading doctors say. The Covid Trauma Response...

Exposing politicians at ‘a time like this’ will… – Anas ‘defends’ exclusion of govt officials in latest expose’

Ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has explained why top government officials were not featured in his latest investigative piece. Mr Anas has come under...

Science-backed reason why we should never work from bed

Lockdown has put an end to our disciplined lifestyle. The absence of early morning wake-up calls (doorbell) from our maids has extended the time...

Home remedies for irregular menstrual period

Irregular menstruation is not always caused by an underlying disease. Sometimes, it is as a result of family history, stress (physical or psychological). Your period...

7,000 health personnel deployed to voter registration centres

Health Assistance numbering 7,000 have been released by the Ghana Health Service to registration centres across the country to ensure strict adherence to COVID-19...

Anas responds to criticism against latest exposé

Ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas says he was driven by the need to protect the public from herbal medicine peddlers in undertaking his latest investigation. The...

Ghanaians react after watching Anas’ coronavirus exposé

A section of Ghanaians have received the latest project on COVID-19 in Ghana by Ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, with mixed reactions. The new project exposed some...

Anas releases full video of coronavirus exposé [Watch]

Ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has finally released his latest project on COVID-19 in Ghana. The new project exposed some persons who posed as...

Anas’ Corona Quacks: Kennedy Agyapong reacts

After bragging about how he has silenced investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Kennedy Agyapong was shocked when Mr Anas popped up again with a...

Health Workers Incentive: Mortuary workers petition gov’t over exclusion

The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has petitioned President Akufo-Addo for being excluded from the frontline health workers’ incentive. General Secretary of the Association,...

Health Minister resumes work after recovering from coronavirus

The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has today resumed official work after contracting and recovering from the deadly coronavirus. A post via the official Twitter account...

Check out GTP’s new collections with COVID-19 phrases [Photos]

Textiles Ghana Limited, Printers of GTP local fabrics, has released two new collections christened 'Lockdown' and 'Fellow Ghanaians' unto the Ghanaian market. According to GTP,...

Global coronavirus deaths top half a million

The death toll from COVID-19 surpassed half a million people on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, a grim milestone for the global pandemic...

I moved to Asia, got cancer, and then coronavirus happened

I moved to Hong Kong on the day of a huge protest marking China’s National Day on October 1 and thought it would probably be the wildest experience...

Coronavirus timeline: How the global pandemic unfolded

Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the world:Dec. 31, 2019: China alerts the World Health Organization of 27 cases of "viral...

Woman ‘refused’ pregnancy test at pharmacy and told it’s ‘not essential item’

A woman who says she was refused a pregnancy test at a pharmacy claims a worker told her it was 'not an essential item'. The...

5 ways you are mom-shaming yourself without even realizing it

​5 ways you are mom-shaming yourself without even realizing it Motherhood is, without any speck of doubt, one of the most daunting and overwhelming tasks...

21-month old child undergoes successful surgery to treat advanced eye cancer

She lost one eye to a cancerous tumour – Retinoblastoma, when she was barely a year old. “When she was given birth to, we saw...

Akufo-Addo’s directives to BECE candidates as they reopen [Read]

President Nana Akufo-Addo has updated the nation the 13th time on measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in Ghana. His 13th address...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 13th address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening, and thank you for having me in your homes, once again. Two weeks ago, we begun the reopening of our schools,...

Ghana’s coronavirus cases jump to 17,351

Ghana has recorded 17,351 confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus. This was announced by President Nana Akufo-Addo during his 13th televised address to the nation. Meanwhile,...

Covid-19: Three die, one permanently blind after drinking hand sanitiser

Three people died and one is permanently blind from methanol poisoning after drinking hand sanitiser in New Mexico, health officials said. An additional three people are in...

Delete Ghana Limited partners Joana Gyan Foundation to fumigate and disinfect Wasa Agona Amenfi

DeleteGhana, a leading Waste Management company known for providing the best cleaning solutions and waste management to commercial, corporate, industrial and residential clients, has...

COVID-19: Ghana records 9 new deaths

Ghana has recorded nine COVID-19 related deaths bringing the death toll to 112 amid 12,720 recoveries. This was contained in the Ghana Health Service’s latest...

Nigeria records 779 new Coronavirus cases, total infections now over 24,000

Nigeria on Saturday, June 27, recorded its highest daily toll of the Coronavirus infections with 779 cases, bringing the total COVID-19 cases in the...

Sickle Cell patients are susceptible to severe Covid-19 – Haematologist

An Alexandra Yeo Chair in Haematology at the University of Toronto, Canada, has called on persons living with the Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), to...

Scientists discover Covid-19 goes beyond just being a respiratory disease, it does more damage

Scientists are only starting to grasp the vast array of health problems caused by the novel coronavirus, some of which may have lingering effects...

Ridge Hospital speaks on woman who died due to wrong medication

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital has reacted to viral reports which suggest a woman died in the facility after an alleged wrong medication. One Kuta...

Ghana records 597 new covid-19 cases with more than 12,000 recoveries

Ghana has recorded 597 new cases of the Coronavirus, an update from the Ghana Health Service has revealed. The new figures bring to total a...

5 natural ways to make your lips soft and pink

If you can keep slices of cucumber on your lips for about 15 minutes on a daily basis, they would become pink and soft. There...

Peter Okoye shares COVID-19 experience after entire family contracted virus [Video]

Nigerian musician, Peter Okoye of P Square fame, has disclosed his nuclear family has tested positive for the infectious coronavirus disease. According to him, his...

Here’s why sleeping with your phone in bed can affect your health

Sleeping with your phone near you can be harmful to your body functions and tend to limit the production of many significant hormones.Place the...