The day after Nepal was struck by a devastating earthquake, Samrat Basnet opened his doors to the wounded as hospitals overwhelmed with thousands of victims had to send away those without...
Sanitation and Waste Management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has rolled out strategies to make the central region the cleanest region in the country. The move, according to the company’s...
Over 300,000 rooms in seven districts in the Northern Region are to be sprayed as part of the Indoor Residual Spraying Campaign to prevent malaria. The 30-day Indoor Residual Spraying Campaign...
Eman Abd El Aty was unable to leave her home for 25 years and weighed 500kg. She lost 250kg (550lbs) after undergoing bariatric surgery at Mumbai's Saifee hospital.Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily...
The "world's heaviest woman" has shed half her weight -- around a quarter of a tonne -- in the two months she's been in India for treatment, doctors said. Egyptian national Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty...
Superstar golfer Tiger Woods announced on his website Thursday that he has undergone a fourth back surgery to alleviate pain, one that likely sidelines him until October. "The surgery went well, and...
Hundreds of Israelis gathered on a grassy hill overlooking parliament on Thursday to smoke marijuana in an act of communal defiance of current laws. Sitting in small groups on mats shaded by trees in...
While most people think hemorrhoids are abnormal, the truth is everyone has them. They are clumps of blood vessels in the anus and lower rectum that help control bowel movements. But most people only...
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday committed $335 million dollars in grants over the next four years to support various Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) programmes in affected...
Facebook says it is working on technology to allow us to control computers directly with our brains. It is developing “silent speech” software to allow people to type at a rate of 100 words per...
Alphabet's life sciences unit Verily on Wednesday announced a study to track people for years, right down to their genetics, in a quest for insights into staying healthy. Verily Life Sciences...
Dr Matilda Adda, head of the Eye Clinic at the Achimota Hospital, has told the Abeka District Court that Evelyn Boakye, the victim of the Markwako pepper incident, is suffering from trauma...
There has been a record-breaking achievement in distributing tablets to fight neglected tropical diseases, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says. The effort has ramped up since a key meeting in...
There has been a record-breaking achievement in distributing tablets to fight neglected tropical diseases, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says. The effort has ramped up since a key meeting in...
Progress has been made in tackling diseases that blind, disable and disfigure millions of poor in tropical areas each year, but drug companies need to step up donations of medicines, the World Health...
The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has said schools with special needs will be given more attention to help the students realise their full potential. According to him, Ghana will...
An Iraqi baby born with eight limbs has undergone surgery to remove his extra arms and legs. Karam, seven months, was plagued by an extremely rare condition where a conjoined twin did not fully form....
A woman who captured the hearts of many South Africans for her brave battle against premature aging disorder progeria has died aged 18. Doctors had said Ontlametse Phalatse would not make it past the...
Over 500 women drawn from Jomorro and Ellembelle districts of the Western Region have benefitted from free breast cancer screening which was championed by the 2016 legacy edition winner of TV3...
A US government advisory panel has reversed its opposition to a controversial prostate cancer screening test for men aged 55 to 69, according to draft recommendations published Tuesday in the Journal...
