Can I re-wear my workout clothes if they don’t smell?
It’s gym day, but you haven’t done your laundry yet. So you dig out a gym shirt from your hamper, give it a sniff...
‘Love your breasts and men will respect them’
Founder/Project Director of Partnership in Cancer Care Initiative Gloria Yankson is calling for women to appreciate and love their breasts; an act she says...
Stop flaunting your boobs before men and allow the kids to suck – Nurse
A retired nurse at Assin Fosu polyclinic in the Central Region, Mrs Veronica Mensah has advised that women to stop flaunting their boobs to...
Diarrhoea kills fourteen thousand children under five annually – First Lady
Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First lady of the Republic of Ghana, has said available statistics indicate that diarrhoea kills about 14,000 children under five...
Newest craze in Ghana
Keeping fit and staying healthy are two sides of the same coin.Gone are the days where some Ghanaians were only concerned about unhealthy foods.Today,...
Foam mattress makers halt production in cancer scare
UK mattress companies Silent Night and newly-listed Eve Sleep have had to halt production at factories after being told there was a risk of excessive levels of...
FDA destroys 4,500 cartons of rotten “Asahi Mackerel”
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) on Wednesday destroyed 4,500 rotten cartons of “Asahi Mackerel,” imported into Ghana by Dotsisco Ventures, whilst it also...
More obese kids than malnourished ones by 2022 – Study
The number of obese children and adolescents (aged five to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades. If current trends...
Samira Bawumia named ambassador for UN’s clean cookstoves project
Samira Bawumia has announced her appointment as an ambassador for the United Nations' Foundation Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves.The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves...
Cape Coast nurses to quit night shifts for security reasons
Midwives and other nurses of the Cape Coast Metro Hospital maternity ward, have given their management up to Friday to provide them security, or...
Gas explosion: 37 Military Hospital providing free care for injured persons
The 37 Military Hospital is taking care of 40 persons injured in Saturday evening's inferno at the Atomic Junction in Accra.Two persons, according to...
Govts, WHO, aid agencies pledge to end cholera by 2030
Health officials from around the world are meeting in France to commit to preventing 90% of cholera deaths by 2030.The disease, which is spread...
Government calls for private sector investment in WASH
The Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has indicated government’s preparedness to partner with private investors in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector...
Ghana hosts post-Ebola workshop
A post-Ebola workshop on improving disease monitoring capacities and early warning systems in West Africa has opened in Accra with a call on countries to strengthen...
PHOTOS: Shortage of drugs hits Nsawam Prison
Authorities of Nsawam Prisons are appealing to Ghanaians to provide them with medicines in to adequately cater for sick prisoners.Medical Officer at the prison,...
Nurses at Asesewa Hospital accused of revealing information of HIV/AIDS patients
Some nurses at the Asesewa government hospital have been accused of breaching confidentiality and patients' charter developed by Ghana Health Service, by divulging health...
Over 100 Ghanaians use artificial eyes – Statistics
Statistics from the Ocular Prothesis Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital indicate that 133 Ghanaians have fixed their custom fit artificial eyes (ocular...
Work on Tamale Teaching Hospital begins
Work has begun to fix the Tamale Teaching Hospital’s (TTH) Oxygen Plant to ensure constant supply of oxygen at the facility to better serve...
PHOTOS: TOBINCO Group acquires ISO 9001 Certification
Entrance Pharmaceutical and Research Centre, a subsidiary of the Tobinco Group has received the I.S.O 9001 Certification from TUV NORD, a German Company to...
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis
“1 in 8 women get breast cancer,” Julia Louis-Dreyfus began a note to followers over social media. “Today, I’m the one.”The “Veep” and “Seinfeld”...
Govt to roll out free house-to-house breast screening
Government is set to roll out a free house-to-house breast screening to improve access to early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.The training in...
25m unsafe abortions occur each year worldwide – WHO
Worldwide, 25 million unsafe abortions (45% of all abortions) occurred every year between 2010 and 2014, according to a new study by WHO and...
Hot video: Fabewoso: Sherry Ayitey, Bagbin fingered in ambulance deal
Former Health Ministers in the erstwhile Mahama administration have been implicated in the controversial ambulance saga.Alban Bagbin according to reports did not do due...
What is Serotonin and Signs of Serotonin Deficiency?
Do you find yourself always looking on the dull side of things? Your days don’t seem bright, nothing excites you. Normal daily tasks are...
10,000 Ghanaians suffering from dementia
An estimated 10,000 Ghanaians are suffering from dementia, which is a neurological disorder that affects the brain leading to the gradual loss of the...
Standing may be worse for your heart than sitting
You’ve probably heard a lot over the years how sitting all day isn’t doing you any good. Too much time spent on your butt...
6 foods every Ghanaian man needs to boost his sperm count
There are several factors to consider when it comes to baby-making. However, did you know that what you eat (and what you don’t eat)...
Cigarette smoke from clothes can damage brain, liver – Study
Cigarette smoke seeps into everything—clothing, furniture, rugs. Now, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, suggest that even this third-hand smoke (THS) can be harmful...
‘I get turned on by my patients’ – Gynaecologists’ shocking confessions
A visit to the gynaecologist is something no woman looks forward to, with most of us counting down the seconds until the appointment ends.But...
SA: Single-pill HIV treatment to save billions
A single-pill HIV treatment is expected to be introduced in 2018 and is projected to save SA about R11bn over the following six years,...
New way to prevent HIV discovered
Scientists have engineered an antibody that attacks 99% of HIV strains and can prevent infection in primates.It is built to attack three critical parts...
How to get whiter eyes naturally
Everyone knows it's good to keep their eyes beautiful, as youthful, and as "soulful" as they can be. This is what the white eyes...
Mental Health Authority unhappy with lip service to problems
The Mental Health Authority says it is in a quandary on whether or not to proceed with the passage of the Legislative Instrument (LI)...
V/Region: Immunisation coverage improves
Immunisation coverage in the Volta Region is recording great improvement under a three-month intensive campaign on “Social Mobilization and Demand Generation of Caregivers” aimed...
First Lady to build cancer treatment centre in Ghana
The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has pledged to mobilise resources to build a cancer treatment centre in Ghana.This, she said, would be done...
Fake drugs invade markets – PTAG
The president of the Pharmacy Technologists Association of Ghana (PTAG), Mr Prince Boateng, has expressed concern about the public health risks that substandard drugs...
Grace for Impact Partners with Ghanaian Healthcare Providers for Medical Outreach in Ga West
An international NGO Grace for Impact, along with their private sector partner M&D Clinic, successfully conducted a free clinic this week in Medie and...
Hot video: Minister disguised as patient catches corrupt hospital workers
Uganda’s State Minister of Health for General Duties disguised herself as a patient and caught two medical workers demanding a bribe for free government...
Health Service scales up on HIV testing services in special clinics
In order to achieve the 90-90-90 target in the HIV and AIDS response, the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has moved to make HIV testing...
Govt urged to cover non-communicable diseases in NHIS
Director of the Institute of Leadership and Development, Benjamin Anabila, has called for the inclusion of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the National Health Insurance...