Health

Police to inspect COVID-19 cards January

From January next year, the police will inspect the vaccination cards of all commercial drivers and motorbike riders to ensure that they have taken...

COVID-19: Contact tracing underway to detect new variant

JoyNews/AdomNews · Contact tracing underway to detect new Covid variant in communities – Virologist Lead Virologist at Noguchi Memorial Institute, Professor William Ampofo, says the...

Contracting AIDS is not a death sentence

Former President John Dramani Mahama has urged Ghanaians, particularly the youth, to get tested for HIV/AIDS. According to him, the virus is not the death...

COVID-19: 7,870 children receive Pfizer vaccine jab

At least 7,870 minors aged 15 and 17 have received their first jab of COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines in the Greater Accra Region, as government...

Adorable twins bag first-class degrees from the same university

Nigerian lady Oluyale Juliet and her twin sister Kehinde graduated with first-class from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) on Friday, November 26. While the former...

Ghana detects Omicron covid-19 variant [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ghana detects omicron covid-19 variant Ghana has detected the Omicron variant of covid-19. The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma...

Nigeria confirms two cases of new COVID variant

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, December 1, confirmed the first case of Omicron variant in Nigeria.NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa,...

5 reasons why some women have facial and body hair

Ever seen a woman with a chin full of hair and wondered why? Hirsutism is the condition that causes a woman to grow excessive facial...

World’s first living robots can now reproduce, scientists say

The US scientists who created the first living robots say the life forms, known as xenobots, can now reproduce -- and in a way...

Yellow fever outbreak kills 40 in 8 regions

The Ghana Medical Association has announced that as of November 26, 2021, 40 persons had died as a result of a Yellow Fever outbreak...

COVID-19: GMA charges govt to secure more vaccines

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called on the government to step up its efforts at securing more vaccines for Ghanaians to ensure their...

You’ll need us – Ambulance Service CEO’s message to armed robbers

The National Ambulance Service is worried about recent armed robbery attacks on the emergency service providers. Chief Executive Officer of the Service, Prof Ahmed Nuhu...

Govt told to tighten COVID-19 testing at KIA to avoid influx of Omicron variant

Director of the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Prof Gordon Awandare, has called for regular COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka...

Seven die after eating poisonous turtle meat

Seven people, including a three-year-old, have died on Tanzania's Pemba island after eating poisonous turtle meat. Three others are still in the hospital. The meat is...

4 side effects of being a virgin for too long [Read]

Many choose to be virgins until marriage or until some goal is achieved but little do they know there may be some side effects...

Increase in HIV infections in persons less than 25 years worrying – Commission

Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Kyeremeh Atuahene, has expressed concern about the rate at which young people between 15 and 24 years are...

COVID-19: Over 142,000 vaccines are being administered daily – GHS

Ghana’s daily vaccination rate has shot up to about 142,000. This is according to the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick...

COVID-19: Omicron Variant not in Ghana – GHS

The Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has assured that Ghana has not recorded the Omicron variant of the...

COVID-19: Unvaccinated persons are 7 times more likely to die – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has stated that persons who are unvaccinated against Covid-19 are more susceptible to death if infected by the virus. According...

Govt to announce additional measures on COVID-19 response

The Government of Ghana will on Sunday 28th November 2021 announce additional measures as part of its COVID-19 response to control the risk of...

Traveller shares very strange method to sleep on flights

Travellers are going mad over a very strange method to getting some shut-eye on a flight. The item, called the Dream Strap, ties your head...

Two cases of new variant of Covid detected in UK

Two people in the United Kingdom (UK) have been found to be infected with the new Covid variant, Omicron, the health secretary has said. Sajid...

6% of Ghanaians have been fully vaccinated – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has indicated that 6% of the population has been fully vaccinated. Speaking on the Super Morning Show, on November 26,...

COVID-19: Health Minister laments vaccine politics

Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has lamented the style of politics adopted by some opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament (MPs) and some...

Size matters? The truth about penis stretching

Penis stretching refers to using your hands or a device to increase the length or girth of your penis. Most people who consider penis enlargement...

Sperm- killers, here are 7 things that men need to watch out for

Sperm can be powerful little swimmers, that's for sure, however, they aren't very tough. All sorts of seemingly little things can throw them off...

5 ‘green flags’ to prove you’re in a healthy relationship

Whether you've been in a relationship with someone for three months or 60 years, it's only natural to occasionally wonder if they're the right...

First Sciatic Research Centre unveiled in Ghana [Photos]

Ghana, through renowned sciatic clinic, 21st Clinic, has outdoored, for the first time, a research and treatment centre, specifically for sciatica. The centre, situated at...

More than 280,000 Ghanaians live with type 2 diabetes

More than 280,000 Ghanaian adults, 40 years and above, are living with type two diabetes due to poor dieting, inactivity, and the intake of...

Infertility treatments? What it really means to have healthy sperms

If you are undergoing infertility treatments, the quality of the sperm is one of the first things doctors will want to determine. There isn’t any...

I don’t have any image in Ghana now – Health Minister [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I Don't Have Any Image In Ghana Over Sputnik Deal - Health Minister Embattled Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has expressed sadness over the...

Condoms shortage hits Kenya

Kenya's Ministry of Health has stated its commitment to ensuring the condoms shortage in the country is addressed as soon as possible. This is after...

Watermelon: Why every pregnant woman should make this fruit their favourite

The aforementioned nutrients are very useful for the development of the baby’s eyesight, immune, and nervous systems. Pregnancy is one of the most fulfilling experiences...

COVID-19: Mass vaccination kicks off in Volta Region

The Volta Regional Co-ordinating Council has announced that a mass COVID-19 vaccination exercise has begun in all 18 districts and municipalities of the region. A...

Korle Bu disowns unauthorised Covid passport

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has denied issuing any Covid-19 passport as a vaccination document in the name of the hospital. Covid passports are usually...

Meet the man who can never gain weight [Photos]

A Scottish teenager has revealed how his body is unable to store fat due to one of  the rarest conditions in the world -...

5 reasons to bathe cold water

Bathing without heating the water up has innumerable benefits for your body and skin. So, what are the benefits of having a cold water shower? 1....

COVID-19: US govt donates 1.7 million more vaccine doses to Ghana

More than 1.7 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Ghana today, bringing the total of U.S. donated vaccines to Ghana to...

More than 1,000 lives saved by ambulance service in Central Region

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) attended to 1,088 patients between July and September in the Central Region. The beneficiaries had different emergency health issues, ranging...

Jumia partners NICU soldiers to raise funds for preterm babies in Ghana

To save a nation, we always need to save our children. Great nations have been built by ensuring that their foundation (babies) are well...