US researchers on Monday said they have developed a fast blood test for tuberculosis that could speed diagnosis and treatment of the serious and sometimes fatal bacterial infection. One of the oldest...
Government is working with the Global Fund to remodel a facility for a modern infectious disease hospital at Nsawam to contain the threat of multi-drug resistant TB and other emerging infectious...
A young Bangladeshi girl diagnosed with a rare condition known as "tree man syndrome" has left hospital, her father told AFP Monday, saying he feared she would never be cured. Surgeons operated on...
The Upper East Regional Director of Health services Dr. Kofi Issah has adviced the Ghanaians particularly those in the region to take enough fluids and avoid overcrowding to prevent being infected...
Bliss Eye Care, a private eye clinic has organised a free eye screening service for over 2,000 basic school pupils in the Wa Municipality. The exercise held last Saturday formed part of the...
The Upper West Regional Directorate of Health Services has intensified its screening efforts at identifying persons with Tuberculosis, taking on-board screening of miners in Nadowli District and at...
Two students have been confirmed dead with eleven others on admission at the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital from cerebrospinal meningitis in the Upper East region. Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) is an...
Eleven others who have also been infected with CSM are in hospital for treatment At least two Senior High School students have been confirmed dead after they were infected with Cerebrospinal...
The wail sliced through the stuffy underground medical centre in a besieged town near the Syrian capital. Dania, 14, was writhing in pain ahead of her first ever dialysis session. She was one of...
With just six months of training, a pair of German Shepherds became 100-percent accurate in their new role as breast cancer spotters, the team said. The technique is simple, non-invasive and cheap,...
Statistics from the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate show that tuberculosis (TB) infection is on the decline in the region. A total of 2,241 cases, were reported last year, compared with the year...
British scientists have made a world-first breakthrough in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Researchers in Oxford and Birmingham say they can isolate different strains of the disease using a process...
A baby boy has been inundated with visitors who believe he is a reincarnation of a Hindu god – despite being rejected by his mother. Mum-of-four Khalida Begum gave birth to the as yet unnamed...
A new vaccine that is cheap to make and does not require refrigeration has shown promise in preventing rotavirus, a contagious and fatal disease that disproportionately strikes children in Africa,...
The Citi Breakfast Show on Tuesday March 21, 2017 focused on open defecation and measures that can be taken to resolve it.Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of breaking news in Ghana....
A man accused of sending a flashing image to a writer in order to trigger an epileptic seizure has been arrested, the US justice department says. John Rayne Rivello, 29, of Maryland, sent Kurt...
The Lower Manya Krobo Constituency Chairman for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. David Walter Hormenu, has launched a campaign against infant malaria deaths in the constituency....
A man accused of sending a flashing image to a writer in order to trigger an epileptic seizure has been arrested, the US justice department says. John Rayne Rivello, 29, of Maryland, sent Kurt...
Ghana’s Tuberculosis (TB) burden is on the upsurge as 14,632 cases were reported in 2016 as against 9,714 in 2015. This means 2016 has seen record jump of 4,918 cases. Out of the 14,632 cases...
Rounder eyes, narrower faces, bigger breasts: a South Korean girlband is celebrating the country's obsession with surgically-enhanced beauty by going under the knife to praise the virtues of...
