Health

Time to end stigma on female infertility- President

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged African governments to urgently integrate the issues of infertility and its treatment in the maternal and reproductive...

Sperm donors should waive anonymity, fertility regulator says

Egg and sperm donors should consider waiving their anonymity because it can no longer be guaranteed, according to the UK fertility regulator.Before 2005 donors...

The REAL reason why you should never take a bath after eating

1. We tell you the truthThere is a reason why our grandparents used to say that every activity needs to be done in a...

Video: Enrol mental health treatment on NHIS – Pantang Hospital Director demands

Director of the Pantang Hospital, Frank Baning, has called on the government to pay more attention to mental health service provision in the country....

Change your attitude towards philanthropists – Prof Akosa to state institutions

Former Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Professor Agyemang Badu Akosa has expressed his sadness about state institutions attitude towards philanthropists who...

Video: Pantang Hospital finds innovative way of treating patients

Ever heard of handicrafts being used to treat patients? Well, that's exactly what's being done for patients at the Pantang Hospital.An occupational therapist at the...

Arrested unemployed nurses beg Akufo-Addo for intervention

Unemployed nurses, who were arrested and charged for picketing at the Health Ministry, last Monday pleaded with President Nana Akufo-Addo to intervene in the...

Watch: Pantang Hospital in distress

The Pantang Hospital is appealing to the public for support to aid it in the effective running of the hospital.Marking its mental health week celebration...

Female MPs to breastfeed in Parliament

Nursing mothers, who are also Members of Parliament (MP), will be allowed to breastfeed their babies in the House. This is according to Ghana's...

Ladies, your vag*na wants to tell you these 4 things!

When it comes to our lady bits, there is often more to it than we realise. Since vagina plays an extremely important role in...

Integrate breast reconstruction surgery into NHIS – Adwoa Sarfo

Ms Sarah Adwoa Sarfo, Chairperson of the Women Caucus in Parliament, has called on government to include breast reconstruction surgery for breast cancer patients into the...

Down syndrome foundation fights for policies on the genetic disease

Todah Down Syndrome Foundation has called on the government to implement policies that are geared towards addressing the needs of children with Down syndrome....

Five arrested and ordered to desilt gutters for engaging in open defecation

A sanitation monitoring  taskforce in the Gomoa  East District  sub-metro  at Gomoa  Buduburam in the Central region  has arrested five people for allegedly indulging...

Shocking video of woman spraying Insecticide Spray on meat for sale pops up

A woman has been captured in a viral video spraying insecticide mosquito spray on meat in the open market for sale.ALSO: Statement: US Embassy...

Staring at women’s breasts makes men live longer, healthier —Study reveals

A study done by a German scientist, Dr Karen Weatherby, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has revealed that staring at...

7 reasons why your periods are missing and you are not pregnant

1. Reasons why you are missing your periods without being pregnantLadies, what’s the first thought that comes to your mind when you miss your...

Tourist attraction scan detects breast cancer

A tourist has told of her "life-changing" visit to the Camera Obscura in Edinburgh after one of its thermal cameras detected she had breast...

Staring at women’s breasts makes men live longer, healthier —Study

A study done by a German scientist, Dr. Karen Weatherby, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has revealed that...

Are we ready for men to take the pill?

Scientists have been working on the male contraceptive pill for almost half a century.Yet despite encouraging news reports, an over-the-counter version is not just...

Demanding jobs make women gain more weight than men, says study

1. Women with demanding jobs gain tend to gain more weight: StudyWe have enough study reports and evidence pointing at the dangers of leading...

This is what it means if you fall asleep quickly at night

Getting into bed at night after a long and chaotic day feels just like heaven. Now imagine this situation, you landed on your bed,...

Group appeals for qualified persons in health institutions

The Perioperative Nurses Group - Ghana has made a passionate appeal to the government to put measures  in place to ensure that...

Zoomlion celebrates maiden Safety Week

Waste management specialist, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has launched its maiden safety week with a call on workers to adhere to the company’s health and...

Doctors remove metal object stuck in man’s manhood for 4 years

Doctors in Saudi Arabia conducted a delicate operation over the weekend as they removed tweezers from a 22-year-old man's penis.According to the Doctors who...

Scabies outbreak reported in Mamprusi

There is a scabies outbreak in some communities in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region, authorities of the Municipal Health Directorate...

Listen: Medical and Dental Council demands details of Obengfo court ruling

The Medical and Dental Council has raised concerns about the decision by the Accra Circuit Court Four last Tuesday to acquit Dr Dominic Kwame Obeng-Andoh, the...

Upper East Floods: Graveyards collapse, water sources possibly contaminated [audio]

Heavy and consistent rains in the Upper East region have flooded cemeteries in the area.According to reports, several caskets were lifted out of the...

Tanzania imports 30 million condoms amid shortage fears

Tanzanian health authorities have imported 30 million condoms to curb a shortage reported earlier this year in the East African country.Many are concerned about...

Identical twin nurses help deliver identical twin girls [Photos]

A set of identical twin nurses assisted in the delivery room as identical twin girls entered the world.Tori Howard and her sister Tara Drinkard,...

Deadly parasite ‘jumped’ from gorilla to humans

A rare and unfortunate sequence of events allowed a deadly type of malaria in gorillas to "jump" species and attack humans, according to scientists.Hundreds...

Men sucking women’s breasts won’t stop cancer, only breastfeeding a baby does- Expert

A medical expert, Mrs Abigael Shona, has said that contrary to popular belief that breast cancer could be prevented when a man sucks his...

Achiase Health Centre whistle blower summoned by chief

A staff of Akyem Achiase Health Centre in the Eastern region, who complained about the poor state of the facility, was summoned by the...

Fabewoso gets results: Achiase Health Centre to get facelift [video]

The Akyem Achiase Health Centre in the Eastern region will see major facelift after a story about the dilapidated structure was aired on Adom FM’s Fabewoso and...

Audio: Otiko calls for one district, one breast cancer treatment centre

Former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisah Djaba has called on government to consider establishing breast cancer treatment centers across the...

Women warned to stop using toothpaste to tighten their vaginas

Doctors are warning women to stop putting toothpaste in their vaginas to try and tighten it because it can do some nasty damage to...

Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions in 2018 recorded 12 suicides

Twelve suicide cases were reported in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions in 2018, Mr Joseph Yere, the Regional Mental Health Coordinator has revealed.Six cases...

Incorporate mental health education into school curriculum – Dr Osei

The CEO of the Mental Health Authority has called on the Government to incorporate mental health education into the educational curriculum of the country.Dr...

Premier leads way in fear factor fight against breast cancer

The Chief Executive Officer of Premier Health Insurance is calling for a concerted and holistic effort aimed at fighting the canker of breast cancer...

4,500 Ghanaian women get breast cancer every year – WHO

Former Head of Korle-Bu Surgical Unit, Professor Clegg Lamptey, has revealed that World Health Organisation (WHO) research estimates that 4,500 women in Ghana get...

Tea OR Coffee: Here is the final verdict on which one is healthier

1. CaffeineCaffeine is known for its beneficial and adverse effects on human health. It is found in many popular beverages including tea and coffee....