Health

Woman uses antiretroviral for two years after false HIV diagnosis

Ann Wambui from Thika sits confused and unaware of whether she should celebrate or mourn her HIV status. The lady, who was declared HIV...

3 ways to get a hold of yourself when stress is making you crazy

Face your worries head on. If you're wondering how to deal with stress so you can stop worrying and feeling anxious, there's a few things...

1,200 dogs vaccinated on rabies day

One thousand two hundred (1,200) dogs in the Sunyani West District of the Bono Region have been vaccinated against rabies in commemoration of...

“Sanction households without toilet facilities” – Hajia Alima

The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, has urged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to enforce the...

Its Breast Cancer awareness month, have your breasts examined

October has been set aside worldwide as the breast cancer awareness month to inform women on the need to have a breast scan for early...

Cocaine and alcohol a ‘deadly combination’

Mixing cocaine and alcohol together creates a “deadly combination” which can increase violent and impulsive behaviour, doctors are warning. At least 13 “self-inflicted” deaths happened...

Photos: Woman delivered of a baby on Dambai street

The timely intervention of a District Director of Health Service, Rita Wurapa and Public Health Nurse, Rose Ayivor saved the life of a woman...

Women are forbidden to prepare this food when they have sex, menstruating

Banned from crossing Ghana's river Ofin because you are menstruating, or banned from going to school on Tuesdays, doesn’t sound realistic right?Okay, how about...

Your patients will heal faster if you did these things – Minister

Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, has urged health professionals in Ghana not to underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, and a kind word...

Men only: How to check your wife’s breast

It’s an undeniable fact, the role of a woman’s breast in the life of a man. You could say, men, like babies, like breasts....

Adom News gets results: Visually impaired woman dumped by lover while pregnant graduates (Photos)

The 36-year-old visually impaired woman, who was dumped by her lover while pregnant, is living her dream of becoming a teacher. Adiza Nyankey, who had resorted...

Audio+Photo: How a doctor put oxygen tank in a pickup to save 2-day old baby at Donkorkrom

The worsening  health delivery system at Donkorkrom in the Kwahu Afram Plains district of the Eastern region has claimed the life of a two—day...

Don’t go after ‘booby stand’, examine your wives’ breasts – Dr Wiafe-Addai

Married men have been tasked to cultivate the habit of playing with their wives’ breasts to help detect early signs of breast cancer...

Doctor performs abortion on the wrong woman

Police have launched an investigation in South Korea after a doctor performed an abortion by mistake. On August 7, a pregnant patient with a six-week-old...

How much calories does sex burn?

Raise your hand if you've ever wondered after a hot and sweaty session between the sheets how many calories you burned. Same. Well, it...

Do not use toilet rolls, rags during menstruation period

Teenage girls have been urged not to use toilet rolls and rags during menstruation period to prevent themselves from contracting infections. Instead, parents must endeavour...

Photos: My ambulances can compare to a clinic – Hawa Koomson

Minister of Special Development Initiative, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has thrown a subtle jab at the opposition National Democratic Congress for their role in the...

Photos: Chief of Staff donates items worth over ¢5000 to Legon Hospital

The Chief of Staff as part of the celebration of Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s birthday has donated items worth ¢5000 to the maternity ward of...

Special Report: Find out where poisoned water is used to grow vegetables for public consumption (video)

There is a general upsurge in urban farming; particularly, in the capital, Accra. So, such areas as Achimota, Dzorwulu, Kanda and around the Accra...

Woman born with two vaginas and wombs is now a mum of 4

Double the vagina, double the fun? Not in the beginning, says 34-year-old Lauren Cotter, who was born with uterus didelphys, a birth defect that results...

Male infertility linked to prostate cancer risk

Men who have fertility treatment have a higher risk of prostate cancer in later life, a study has suggested. The research - in the British Medical...

Repeat Caesareans ‘often safer birth option’

Planned Caesarean delivery can be the safest option for women who have had a Caesarean in the past, according to new research in...

DO NOT ignore this 1 symptom after having sex!

1. Women, be warned Ladies, tell us if this sounds familiar. You just had mindblowing sex and are feeling at the top of the world....

Can your body really mistake thirst for hunger?

1. Can your body really mistake thirst for hunger? When it comes to understanding the world of health and nutrition, many of us fail due...

How to survive and maintain a relationship with a doctor

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

Ibrahim Mahama gives visually impaired pensioners GHC 22,000.00

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...

Video: 20-year-old gets HIV ‘in exchange’ for exams fees

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...

Danger! Adolescents use weedicides for abortion

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...

Doctors use part of woman’s arm to make a replacement tongue

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...

Pre-term babies dying at Asamang Hospital due to lack of equipment

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...

Pressure on NHIS as private health insurance subscribers ‘crawl’ at less than 1% of population

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...

Counsellor George Lutterodt hot, banned from counselling on TV, radio

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

5 essential oils that can enhance your s3x life

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,...

Ghanaians urged to be moderate in eating fried fish

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...

Clear the yellow, bind the BIND and save a baby

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

Zoomlion takes steps to optimise waste management processes

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 mystery of the male libido

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

Sleeping for more or less than 7-8 hours can lead to THESE health problems

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

Watch: ‘My body won’t let me have sex’

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,...

Sanitation disaster looms in Takoradi, Assembly for Zoomlion’s IRECOP

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