Health

Man boobs: Here’s why men get bigger breasts than usual

According to research, when the body is creating excess oestrogen or there is low testosterone, the male breasts can get bigger. Experts explain that gynecomastia,...

Safeguarding Ghana’s future against pandemics through public health emergency fund

Infectious diseases have had adverse effects on humans all around the globe through the years. Diseases such as yellow fever, meningitis, Cholera, Monkey Pox, Ebola,...

Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital owes suppliers GH¢2m

The Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital is suffocating from debts, and unless it gets help, it could soon be turning away the hundreds of patients who...

Korle Bu records 15 tuberculosis cases every day

Tuberculosis (TB) is growing at an alarming rate in Ghana in spite of awareness and treatment options in health facilities. According to reports, Korle Bu...

Ministry of Health takes delivery of 500K measles vaccines

The Ministry for Health has taken delivery of 500,000 measles rubella immunisation vaccines. The sector Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, led a delegation to receive the consignment at...

Women 35 years and above are at higher risk of giving birth to babies with Down syndrome – Expert

Pediatric Physiotherapist, Yvonne Ewurama Osei, has said that one of the conditions that put an individual at a higher risk of having babies with...

How orgasm feels like for women

An orgasm is what happens when a person reaches the height of sexual excitement, which comes with feelings of pleasure and muscle contractions in...

Why ‘slay queens’ can’t quit having butt enhancement surgeries – Christiana Awuni

Ghanaian actress Christiana Awuni is of the view that nothing can stop young ladies from patronising body enhancement surgeries. According to her, the high...

Christian Atsu’s adopted son on verge of losing sight

A 19-year-old footballer, Joseph Kumi, who is an adopted son of the late Christian Atsu, is on the verge of losing his eyes as...

How onions improve men’s sex drive and health

Testosterone is the main sex hormone in men, maintaining high testosterone improves sexual performance including having and maintaining an erection. The importance of testosterone Testosterone is...

Eye drops do not cure glaucoma – Ophthalmologist

President of the Ophthalmologist Society of Ghana, Dr. Dzifa-Bella Ofori-Adjei, has disclosed that eye drops do not cure glaucoma but are meant for the...

How the foods you’re eating are affecting your performance in bed

In any relationship, both partners should contribute equally to ensure that the partnership remains strong and healthy. How the foods you're eating are affecting your...

Ketu South records 10 measles cases

Acting Volta Regional Director of Health, Dr Kwasi Senanu Djokoto, has said the Ketu South Municipality has recorded 10 cases of Measles. He, however, disclosed...

I can ‘cure’ over 85 diseases including HIV with cow dung and urine – Spiritualist [Video]

Ghanaian spiritualist, Prophet Ernest Ampaw Aboagye, says he has healed more than 85 sicknesses with cow dung in Ghana. According to the founder and leader...

Squatting to pee at a public toilet? Why it’s a bad idea, what to do

Public toilets can be a pain to pee in, but what’s the right way to use them? For women, it is common trying to strike...

Child vaccines: Ministry of Health sends SoS message to Ghanaians [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ministry Of Health On Child Vaccines The Ministry of Health (MoH) has urged calm among Ghanaians over the supply of child immunisation vaccines...

Cynthia Morrison constructs maternity block at Agona Nsuansa [Video]

Former Gender and Social Protection Minister, Cynthia Morrison, has constructed a maternity block for the Agona Nsuansa CHPS compound in the Central Region. The...

Ghana receives first consignment of child vaccines

The Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service has taken delivery of the first consignment of child immunisation vaccines. They include the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin...

Five suspected Measles related deaths recorded at Tamale Teaching Hospital 

JoyNews/AdomNews · There are 5 suspected measles mortality - Head of Pediatrics and Child Health at TTH The Head of Pediatrics and Child Health at...

Akandoh takes on govt over shortage of child vaccines

Ranking member on the Health Committee of Parliament has blamed the shortage of child immunisation vaccines in the country on the incompetence of the...

Blood bank falls short of annual requirement

The national blood bank received only 169,435 units of blood, far lower than the annual stock requirement of 330,000 units, the 2022 Performance Review...

Childhood killer diseases: Vaccines coming in 3 weeks – Health Minister

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, has assured the nation that steps are being taken for the country to take delivery of children's...

SONA 2023: Akufo-Addo reacts to shortage of baby vaccines

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed concern over the shortage of childhood vaccines in the country. The President, delivering the state of the Nation...

Govt moves to deliver vaccines 

The government is deploying all efforts and resources to fast-track the delivery of the routine child immunisation vaccines that are in short supply in...

Doctors abandon Wa East; only one left to cater for 90,000 residents

Inadequate health infrastructure in the Wa East District of the Upper East Region has left the district with only one doctor, as others posted...

Over 100 measles cases recorded in northern Ghana as babies vaccines shortage bite

Over 100 children in the northern part of Ghana are suspected to have contracted measles. This is according to the President-elect for the Paediatrics...

7 ways to achieve orgasm

Although some health professionals think it is very normal to not experience orgasm, some health experts also believe that it could be a medical...

People living with disability demonstrate against govt over poor orthopaedic services

Some persons living with disability in the Ashanti Region have staged a protest against the government's failure to build an orthopaedic treatment facility. The group...

Pregnant woman scheduled for CS dies after ditching hospital for prayer camp

One of the four cases of maternal deaths recorded in the Ledzokuku Municipality in 2022 involved a pregnant woman who, for the fear of...

Half of world on track to be overweight by 2035

More than half the world’s population will be classed as obese or overweight by 2035 if action is not taken, the World Obesity Federation...

Measles outbreak: Tamale North MP fears it could lead to closure of schools

Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has expressed fear over the possible closure of schools in his constituency following the measles outbreak. The...

Measles vaccines to arrive in Ghana within 2 weeks 

The Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, says the country will take stock of some measles vaccines from the United Nations Children’s Fund...

Lassa Fever: Adhere to safety protocols – GMA to health workers

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is urging health professionals to adhere to safety protocols as 14 Lassa Fever cases have so far been confirmed...

Parliament’s Health Committee visits mosquito breeding site

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health has toured some mosquito breeding sites in the Bono Region with a call on Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL)...

Waiting until marriage to have sex? Here’s what to know

Waiting until marriage to have sex is a personal decision that requires careful consideration and planning. Every relationship is different and there's no "right way"...

Only 1,079 food vendors, restaurants have hygiene permits

Data from the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) show that only 1,079 food service establishments across the nation have been issued with the FDA’s...

The back of toothbrush is for tongue scraping – Dentist

A dentist at the Marks Dental Clinic, Dr Anna Adams, has revealed that the back of a proper toothbrush is solely for scraping the...

Patients fail to pay medical bills; abscond from regional hospital 

A total of 75 in-patients who were treated and discharged from the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua, last year, absconded without paying medical bills. Within...

I’ve been sick for the past 10 years; confined to a wheelchair – NDC guru

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Robert Joseph Mettle-Nunoo, has explained his absence from frontline politics for a long time now....

How dates increase sperm count and why men should eat them regularly

Chock full of nutrients, people eat dates mostly for energy; but there's more to these dry fruits. A low sperm count has often been linked...