The first child in the world to undergo a double hand transplant is now able to write, feed and dress himself, doctors have said, declaring the ground-breaking operation a success after 18 months....
The first child in the world to undergo a double hand transplant is now able to write, feed and dress himself, doctors said Tuesday, declaring the ground-breaking operation a success after 18 months....
The 2016 Immunization Data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that Ghana has reached the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) target of 90% coverage for the third dose of the...
A cancer treatment that genetically alters immune cells has shown success in 71 percent of adults with the most common form of leukemia, and for whom other medicines had failed, US researchers said...
The Ministry of Health on Wednesday, received the first batch of ultra-modern digital radiology X-Ray equipment from the Delft Imaging Systems, a Dutch company, for the swift screening of suspected...
An Australian man whose thumb was severed in a cattle herding accident has had a big toe surgically removed and transplanted onto his hand to replace the lost digit. Zac Mitchell was working on a...
The Coalition of ECG Concession Arrangement (COSECA), is calling for further negotiations on government’s decision to partly privatize the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The proposed deal will...
An advisory panel on Wednesday unanimously urged the US Food and Drug Administration to approve a cutting-edge cancer therapy that genetically alters a patient's own immune system to attack leukemia....
The Government of Ghana has transferred about $10 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for the procurement of polio and measles vaccines for the country. This follows the shortage...
The family of China's cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo declined to let doctors put him on artificial ventilation on Wednesday, his hospital said, raising the grim prospect that he could die...
Nursing mothers in Ghana would have to wait until next week before having their babies vaccinated against Polio and Measles following the shortage of the vaccines in the country. This because Ghana...
Thirty-five people have died in the past year from measles outbreaks across Europe, the World Health Organization has warned. It described the deaths – which can be prevented with vaccination –...
Let’s get real: snoring’s not a great habit. It’s annoying, it doesn’t scream attractive and it can get in the way of your precious sleep. Which is why the people at Sleepy People have...
Ghana faces imminent Tuberculosis outbreak as the country is recording increasing numbers of emerging transmission of drug-resistant strain of bacteria amongst newly diagnosed patients. This is...
The US Government has told Citi Business News everything is on track for the private sector participation in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) under the Power Compact II agreement. Currently,...
Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dayi, in the Volta Region, Ms. Joycelyn Tetteh, has hinted that plans are far-advanced for the outreach programme she intends to embark on to educate her...
Vaccines delivered via a painless, throw-away patch could one day eliminate the need for needle-and-syringe flu injections, researchers said Wednesday after completing a preliminary trial. Equipped...
China is facing the largest diabetes epidemic in the world with around 11 percent of its population suffering from the metabolic illness, while nearly 36 percent are prediabetic, according to a US...
A cholera outbreak in Yemen, which has claimed 1,400 lives in two months, shows tentative signs of slowing as fatality rates drop by half, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Nearly...
Ms Joycelyn Tetteh, Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dayi, is gearing up for an outreach programme to educate her constituents on the sickle cell disease. “Don’t marry just because you are in...
