The Komfo Anokye and Korle Bu Teaching Hospitals in Ghana are among selected study sites in five African countries being used for a study into the extent of genetic factors in the cases of renal...
Indian doctors said Thursday that an Egyptian who was believed to be the world's heaviest woman had successfully undergone weight-loss surgery after losing over 100 kilograms (220 pounds). Eman Ahmed...
If you have ever seen how a cocoyam leaf touched by fire looks like, you would understand what I went through on that day, January 3, 2017. It was Tuesday. After I had reported for 3FM’s Midday...
Young men who resort to drinking bitters and other aphrodisiacs for sexual potency should refrain from the practice since it can worsen their plight, an urologist at the Kumasi South Hospital, Dr...
The maternal mortality rate in the Western Region increased from 75 per cent in 2015 to 92 per cent in 2016, due mainly to pregnancy-related complications including post-partum haemorrhage (excessive...
South Korean women will be the first in the world to have an average life expectancy above 90, a study suggests. Imperial College London and the World Health Organization analysed lifespans in 35...
Indian doctors put an Egyptian believed to be the world's heaviest woman on a special liquid diet Monday as they prepared her for an emergency weight-loss operation. Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty weighs...
The Ghana Demographic Health Survey has revealed a disturbingly high prevalence of hypertension among males in the Ashanti Region. Those between the ages of 15 and 49, were found to be prone to...
Former Olympic champion, Dawn Harper-Nelson, has been banned for three months after testing positive for a banned diuretic. The American, 32, said she was given hydrochlorothiazide for high blood...
According to WHO and UICC, cancer is a growing public health concern. In 2012, there were 14.1 million new cases and 8.2 million cancer-related deaths worldwide. The number of new cases is projected...
The Ghana Association of teachers (GNAT), Kumasi metro has organized a free health screening exercise for it’s members to ensure they go about their daily activities in good health. The exercise,...
About 181 people lost their lives as a result of suffering from Cerebrovascular Accident also known as stroke in 2016 at the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua. Stroke, which topped the top 20...
MORE than 400 residents of Mamprobi in Accra over the weekend received free medical screening from Vodafone Ghana Foundation as part of efforts to provide quality health care in communities it...
Stroke has become the leading cause of deaths at the hospital claiming 512 lives within 3 years Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) also known as Stroke claimed the lives of 181 patients out of the 1,389...
The President of Breast Care International, BCI, Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has urged the media to devote more airtime and print space to non-communicable diseases currently responsible for the...
The President of Breast Care International, BCI, Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has urged the media to devote more airtime and print space to non-communicable diseases currently responsible for the...
Dr George Amofah, a Private Health Consultant, has called on stakeholders in the health sector to pursue proven interventions that could prevent diseases as a better option to finding curative remedy...
Dr. Ajediran I. Bello Civilisation encompasses broad life transformation ranging from technological advancement, social integration, lifestyle changes and the rest. It entails a dynamic phenomenon...
The leader of the medical team at the funeral of the Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Serwaa Kobi Ampem II, has assured it well placed to provide any possible medical care for the mourner who sustained musket...
By the grace of God, I have been a physician for about 3 decades. During this time, I have seen quite a bit. Sometimes, physicians and patients just talk past each other with hilarious effects. There...
