Medicine
Drug Cocktail Offers Small Improvement To Breast Cancer Patients
A major clinical trial using a new anti-cancer medicine cocktail by the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche produced only...
Promising Cancer Treatment Targets Rare Genetic Flaw
An experimental cancer medicine called larotrectinib has shown promise treating a diverse range of cancers in people...
Pregnancy Not Dangerous For Women Who Had Breast Cancer
Becoming pregnant after a diagnosis of breast cancer does not raise the risk of the cancer returning, said the largest...
Pregnancy Not Dangerous For Women Who Had Breast Cancer
Becoming pregnant after a diagnosis of breast cancer does not raise the risk of the cancer returning, said the largest...
Drug Shrinks Ovarian Tumours In Early Trial
A new targeted treatment for ovarian cancer has shown “very promising” results in women in the advanced stages of...
‘Tragic’ Measles Vaccine Blunders Kill 15 Children In South Sudan
Fifteen children died in South Sudan after receiving contaminated measles vaccines that had not been properly...
Contaminated Vaccines Kill 15 Children In South Sudan
Fifteen children died in a South Sudanese village last month after being administered with contaminated measles...
Over 5000 HIV Cases Recorded In Upper West Region
A total of 5051 persons is confirmed to be infected with HIV virus in the Upper West region. 2453 of the number are on...
Over 5000 HIV Cases Recorded In Upper West Region
2453 of the number are on treatment in various health facilities in the region whilst 63 of them died of the disease as...
Some Vaginal Bacteria May Weaken Anti-HIV Gel
Some kinds of vaginal bacteria may interfere with a gel meant to curb the risk of contracting HIV, which infects more...
‘Disgraced’ Breast Surgeon Ian Paterson Jailed For 15 Years
Breast surgeon Ian Paterson has been jailed for 15 years after carrying out unnecessary cancer operations. Paterson,...
HIV Prevalence High Among Females
Dr Patrick Bampoh, Northern Regional Coordinator of HIV and AIDS, has said the HIV prevalence is high among females in...
First Lady Launches ‘reducing Malaria and Malnutrition Initiative’
Infanta Malaria Prevention Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization chaired by First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has...
Olivia Newton-John Reveals New Cancer 25 Years Later
Singing great Olivia Newton-John revealed Tuesday a return of breast cancer, 25 years after her first successful battle...
Malaria Cases Declining In Ghana
Dr Seidu Barikisu, Northern Regional Focal Person for Malaria has disclosed that malaria cases have reduced from 41.2...
Delegates Urge WHO To Develop Blueprint For Public Health
Delegates at the World Health Organisation (WHO) Assembly have requested for the development of a five-year global...
Six Dead After Dialysis Treatment In Vietnam
Six people are dead and 12 others have been sent for treatment after undergoing kidney dialysis at a hospital in...
DR Congo Authorises Trial of Experimental Ebola Vaccine
The Democratic Republic of Congo has approved using an experimental Ebola vaccine to combat an outbreak of the virus in...
Blood Safety Information System Launched In Ghana
Ghana has become the second country in Africa, after Lesotho to launch a Blood Safety Information System (BSIS). The...