Health

Doctors are human beings like any other person who works in another profession, however, the exercise of medical practice predisposes them to lead a...

Business magnate Ibrahim Mahama has donated a sum of GHC 22,000.00 to visually impaired workers who have gone on retirement.Immediate past president of the...

My Status, a JoyNews’ Hotline Documentary, tells the story of a 20-year-old girl who became HIV positive after she had unprotected sex with a man who...

The Central Region Public Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has expressed worry about reports of adolescents resorting to weedicides to abort pregnancies.The...

A woman has undergone groundbreaking surgery to replace her tongue with arm tissue after battling cancer.Rebecca Patterson from Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, was 38 when she was...

The Seventh-Day Adventist Hospital at Asamang Ashanti Region attends, averagely, to seven cases of premature births and neonatal jaundice every week.Regrettably, however, majority of the...

Less than one percent of the country’s population is on private health insurance scheme, a development industry players describe as worrying and a threat to the...

The Ghana Psychology Council has warned controversial Counsellor George Lutterodt for the last time to stop calling or holding himself as a counsellor and...

1. Suffering from a bad sex drive?Is poor sex drive spoiling you and your partner's intimate life? Whether it is stress, chronic illness, disinterest,...

Mr Wise C. Letsa, Principal Dietician at the Trust Hospital, has advised Ghanaians to be moderate in their intake of fried fish as it could...

I stood at the triage area of the Mother Baby Unit (MBU) ready and alert for the day. I checked the clock on the...

General Manager of waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Florence Larbi, has stressed the need to examine plans to implement a waste management system,...

The desire to have sex, also known as libido, is one of the body’s many wonderful mysteries. Some call it “instinctual” and a...

1. Sleeping for more or less than 7-8 hours can lead to THESE health problemsMost of us always thought that not sleeping enough can...

Vaginismus is a sexual pain disorder where women experience an involuntary tightening of muscles around the vagina whenever penetration is attempted.Few know about it,...

There is a sanitation disaster waiting to explode within the Sekondi -Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region as the Assembly lacks capacity to manage...

A cardiologist has cautioned against excessive consumption of salted tilapia (koobi) citing it as one of the causes of heart-related diseases. Dr Abdul Sahmed Tanko further described...

Public health and safety had been compromised at Mantse Agbona, a suburb of Accra, when the JoyNews’ 'Clean Ghana Campaign' team made a stop...

1. Why people gain weight as they get older?It’s a fact that as people age, it becomes harder for them to keep their weight...

An Obstetrician / Gynecologist at the Sunyani Regional Hospital, Dr. James Boakye Fordjour has cautioned women against the use of vaginal tightening products as...

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has taken into custody a consignment of canned Lucozade belonging to Andiana Royal Ventures at a warehouse in Hong...

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Mental Authority, Dr Akwasi Osei has been detailing why people resort to suicide to end their lives.According to...

Chiefs and Elders of Kumawu Traditional Council in the Ashanti region have called for the immediate completion of an abandoned 120-bed district hospital.According to...

British men are being warned to stop smearing toothpaste on their penises as part of a bizarre trend to help them last longer in bed. The...

The Minority in Parliament has served notice it will soon summon the Health Minister before the House to demand answers on why the government...

Statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), has shown that a person dies every 40 seconds by suicide, worldwide.it also said at least 25...

An individual's premarital views about uncommitted sex, such as one-night stands or casual sex, may make it more difficult to remain blissfully married, suggests...

Shorter people are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study published Tuesday.Each additional 10 centimetres in height translates into...

Believe it or not, your poop can reveal a lot about your health. And floating poop is something very common and usually not a...

Consumption of soft drinks - whether sweetened with sugar or artificial sweeteners - may be associated with an increased risk of premature death, according...

New HIV diagnoses in the United Kingdom have fallen by almost a third since 2015, bringing the island nation closer to its goal of...

Falling in love is phenomenal. You don't have to lose yourself in the process.You’ve done it. We all have. You meet "the one." You...

If you are someone on a diet, you surely know how difficult it is to curb unwanted cravings, especially for something sweet. "Just one...

Ghana’s fast-growing population is certainly increasing the demands and consumption of meat, just as the case is in many other countries.In Ghana, beef, chevon...

The absence of a mortuary is negatively impacting healthcare delivery at the Kumasi South Hospital in the Asokwa Municipality of Ashanti Region.  Bodies of...

Twitter, Facebook and Instagram blocked adverts promoting a doctor's book about vaginal health, according to US publisher Kensington.Numerous social media posts using the words...

The nine months journey of pregnancy is no less than a roller coaster ride for every mom-to-be. From tears of joy to the fear...

C4C Homeopathic Hospital has been adjudged the leading Homeopathic Hospital in Ghana by Pillars of Modern Ghana.The award comes after the hospital launched the...

DJ Oyokodehye Kofi has launched a new health center known as ‘KOG Eye Care Clinic’.The ultramodern eye care clinic has been opened in Tema...

A 41-year-old woman, Eunice Ahenkorah, has snubbed incessant calls on her to end the life of her five-year-old daughter suffering from cerebral palsy.Community members...