HEALTH

Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Dr Padi Aryetey, has said that women with the reproductive disorder, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and experiencing weight gain. According to him, the…
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The Ghana Health Service is worried efforts at containing the spread of Covid-19 are being frustrated by the unwillingness of most Ghanaians to get vaccinated. In an interview with Bernard Avle on the Citi Breakfast Show, the Director of…
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Former Ghana President, John Agyekum Kufuor, has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo for his appointment of Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). The…
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The Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana (SCFG) has announced the appointment of Professor Solomon Fiifi Ofori-Acquah as its new President with immediate effect. Prof. Ofori-Acquah has several years of experience in translational basic and…
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The Anidaso Parkinson’s Disease Foundation  (APDF) in partnership with Parkinson’s Africa (PA)  will hold an awareness campaign on the Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in Accra. The campaign being held from June 1 to June 3, 2022 is in…
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World MS Day, officially marked on 30 May, aims to bring the global Multiple Sclerosis (MS) community together by sharing stories, raising awareness, and reducing stigma, for everyone affected by the disease. MS is a chronic,…
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Tanko Foundation as part of its social intervention has marked this year’s Menstrual Hygiene Day with pupils in various secondary schools located in the Ketu North Municipality in the Volta Region. The Menstrual Hygiene Day is an annual…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) says nearly 200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more than 20 countries not usually known to have outbreaks of the unusual disease, but described the epidemic as “containable” and proposed…
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Medical Practitioners on the Vodafone Healthline TV series have debunked the myth that hair and nails grow after death. The regular panellists, Doctors Kwekuma Yalley and Aba Folson, explained that though the flesh quickly decays after…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Representative in Ghana, Dr. Francis Kasolo, has asked the country to prepare for a possible surge in COVID-19 cases, as has been seen in some countries around the globe. He said although the…
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