Health

Covid-19: Ghana’s death toll rises to 1,347

Data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reveals that the country’s Covid-19 related death is on the rise. Analysis conducted by MyJoyOnline.com shows that four...

Ghana College of Pharmacists launches 10th-anniversary celebration

The Ghana College of Pharmacists has officially launched its 10th-anniversary celebration at an event that was held on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at the...

Ghana to start administering Covid-19 booster shots

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will soon start administering Covid-19 booster shots to stem the spread of the disease in the country. The purpose of...

Covid-19 still limits us from doing a number of things – KiDi

Afrobeats musician, KiDi, says the Covid-19 pandemic is a canker eating away the growth of many in the entertainment industry. According to him, due to...

For women: Why you feel horny during period days

Many women would agree that they feel extremely horny when they are in their periods. Every month, women experience periods with the usual symptoms -...

COVID-19: Ghana records 7 more deaths in 48 hours

Statistics from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicate that in 48 hours, seven more individuals have died in the country’s fight against the Covid-19...

Francis Sosu to offer free legal support for baby whose hand was left to rot at St Dominic Hospital

Legal practitioner, Francis Xavier Sosu, says he will file a medical malpractice lawsuit against St. Dominic Hospital at Akwatia in the Eastern Region to...

Lack of health centre forces Kpatuli pregnant women to choose home delivery

Pregnant women at Kpatuli in the Savelugu Municipality of the Northern Region have been forced to give birth at home due to the lack...

CICL: The medical centre doing wonders in cancer treatment

To curb the rising incidence and mortality rate of cancer in Africa, Africa's leading cancer treatment hub, Centre intégré de cancérologie de Laval (CICL),...

COVID-19: Ghana’s active cases decline

Recent data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) shows a decline in the country’s Covid-19 active and new cases. In its previous update, the Service...

AstraZeneca says early trial data indicates third dose helps against Omicron

AstraZeneca said on Thursday that preliminary data from a trial showed that its COVID-19 shot, Vaxzevria, generated an increase in antibodies against the Omicron and...

Travelers from Accra to UAE to show proof of 24-hour negative test results

Travelers to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Accra will now have to show proof of a 24-hour negative Covid-19 test result before the...

You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens

“You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.” I know. This statement sounds too cliché. But just like a seed pod has to crack...

Probe death of new mother over possible negligence by Ambulance Service – Mintah Akandoh

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, is demanding a parliamentary investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of...

Staff of Tamale Central Hospital under investigations for stealing hospital resources

The Medical Superintendent of Tamale Central Hospital, Dr. Mahamadu Mbini-waya has disclosed that several staffs of the hospital including medical doctors are under investigation...

Reboot Your Life Series: Is it good to eat fufu everyday – Dr. Owireku explains

There is good news for people who eat popular African food, fufu every day. According to Dr Nana Atta Owireku Jnr, it is good to...

Govt mandatory vaccination policy is non-negotiable – Health Minister

JoyNews/AdomNews · Government’s mandatory vaccination policy is non-negotiable – Health Minister The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has said that government’s mandatory vaccination policy is non-negotiable. In...

Marijuana compounds prevented Covid infection in laboratory study

Cannabis compounds prevented the virus that causes Covid-19 from penetrating healthy human cells, according to a laboratory study published in the Journal of Nature Products. The two...

Covid-19 vaccines are efficacious – GMA schools Concerned Ghanaian Doctors

The Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Titus Beyuo has reiterated that data gathered by health authorities show that the...

COVID-19: Concerned doctors warns govt against mandatory vaccination

A group of doctors have petitioned government rescind the mandatory Covid-19 vaccination with immediate effect. According to the Concerned Ghanaian Doctors, there are potential dangers...

Cervical Cancer: WHO aims at vaccinating 90% of girls globally against HPV by 2030

The World Health Organisation (WHO) through the Cervical Cancer elimination initiative is aiming at vaccinating 90% of girls globally with the human papillomavirus, or...

Five habits that are making your lips dark

A feature no one misses to spot, pink lips add charm to every woman and man’s face. Healthy pink lips are an appealing feature...

KATH whistleblower files order at High Court to reverse his dismissal

An accounts officer who was sacked by the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Board for accusing Management of misapplication of Covid-19 funds, has challenged...

Covid-19: Half of Europe to be infected with Omicron within weeks – WHO

The World Health Organization has warned that half of Europe will have been infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 within six to eight...

Bolgatanga is HIV hotspot in Upper East Region – GHS

The Bolgatanga Municipality in the Upper East Region remains a hotshot for HIV infection, health experts have said. Sulemana Majeed, Regional HIV Coordinator, who disclosed...

Surgeons successfully transplant pig’s heart into human for the first time in history

Surgeons have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig’s heart into a human being for the first time ever offering hope to thousands in need of organs....

Want to lose weight? Here are 5 ways to use hot water for the best result

Sometimes, we are told to do the impossible things to lose weight, but which we may be able to follow only for a short...

COVID-19: KIA records over 2,000 positive cases in a month

The Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has recorded a total of 2,772 COVID-19 positive cases among international arrivals in the last month.The cases are out...

Why we sacked Covid-19 expenditure whistleblower – KATH Management

JoyNews/AdomNews · KATH management defends sacking of Covid-19 expenditure whistleblower Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has been defending its sack of an...

Ablakwa sets up fund towards accessing ambulance services in North Tongu

The MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has started a fund for the establishment of the Ambulance services in his constituency. In a Facebook...

Covid-19: Ghana records 3 more deaths within 24 hours

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has revealed that three more lives were lost between January 3 and 4. As of January 3, the country’s death...

2,797 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2021

A total of 2,797 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer in Ghana last year.   This was disclosed by a Family Medicine Resident with the...

KATH sacks staff who dragged management to CHRAJ

 Awuni Akyireba, staff at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi who petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate the...

Five natural snoring remedies that really work

Snoring is an annoying condition, but most importantly it can be a sign of ill health. You may not realise this, but your snoring...

5 reasons you can’t sleep at night

Here are five reasons why you cannot sleep at night: Our bodies are programmed to sleep at night based on a complex process known as...

Covid-19: Ghana records 13,576 active cases

As of January 1, 2022, Ghana’s Covid-19 active cases stood at 13,567, The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said. The active cases have risen by...

Residents protest as Axim Govt Hospital shuts two facilities to shoot Hollywood movie

The decision to shoot some scenes of a Hollywood movie at the Axim Government Hospital has resulted in the closure of the Female Ward...

COVID-19: Ghana’s active cases hit 12,422

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in its latest case management update has said deaths related to Covid-19 have reached 1,306 after five patients undergoing...

COVID-19: Mum woke from 28-day coma after being treated with Viagra

A nurse fighting for her life in a 28-day Covid coma was saved after colleagues used Viagra to treat her. Monica Almeida, 37, was just...

Covid-19 Trust Fund debunks allegations of misappropriation

The Board of Trustees and Management of the Covid-19 National Trust Fund have dismissed allegations that they have misappropriated funds donated to help fight...