Putting our hands in soil and touching grass, trees or moss provides a wide range of health benefits, for our skin and wider immune system.

I take a long walk in my nearest park every day, almost religiously. There are plenty of different tree species to look at, an everchanging cast of fragrant flowers in spring, and enthusiastic birdsong fills the air. But the sensory experience usually stops there. However mucky my shoes get, I usually come home with clean hands.

MPs have voted against proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, bringing the latest effort to change the law to an end.

Following a debate in which both sides made emotional speeches, the House of Commons voted 286 to 270 - a majority of 16 - against the proposed legislation.

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has announced a major expansion of its operations, shifting from the payment of patients' medical bills to the construction of specialised health facilities across the country.

Over 32,000 adolescent girls and young women from selected districts in three regions have benefited from innovative HIV prevention information and services through peer education sessions, social media and community outreach activities.

Poor eating habits, including skipping meals and eating late, are major contributors to the growing incidence of peptic ulcer disease among Ghanaians, a Physician Assistant at the Bomaa Government Hospital, Maxwell Dery, has observed.

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has said Ghana's Free Primary Healthcare programme has started in 135 districts in the country.

Speaking at a press briefing in Accra on Monday (September 7), the Minister said the initiative forms part of President John Dramani Mahama's health sector reforms and is aimed at shifting healthcare delivery from hospitals to communities, with greater emphasis on prevention and early detection.

The National Health Insurance Authority disbursed close to GH¢281.66 million in claims to service providers across the country in August for services rendered to members of the National Health Insurance Scheme.

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has urged the public to report health workers who demand payment for services they were entitled to receive free of charge under the  Free Primary Healthcare (FPHC) programme.

The Health Ministry reports that one in every five Ghanaians is currently battling elevated blood pressure amid a rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

A kidney transplanted from a pig has worked inside a patient for 271 days – the longest on record, say US doctors.

A kidney transplanted from a pig has worked inside a patient for 271 days – the longest on record, say US doctors.

Tim Andrews said the transplant gave him "hope" and spared him months of needing to go to hospital to have his blood filtered by a dialysis machine.

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Sweden Ghana Medical Centre to strengthen access to specialised healthcare, particularly cancer diagnosis and treatment, for eligible Ghanaians living with chronic non-communicable diseases.

 The Rotary Club of Accra Labone has organised a free dental screening and treatment exercise for children at the New Horizon Special School in Cantonments.

The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has called for the total support of all stakeholders in the health sector to tackle maternal mortality in the country.

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, has called for stronger collaboration among state institutions and other stakeholders to improve the country’s preparedness and response to public health emergencies.

The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has called for the total support of all stakeholders in the health sector to tackle maternal mortality in the country.

Knowledge in sexual and reproductive health education in adolescents in four districts of the Upper East region has shot up significantly over the last five years.

From a baseline of 29 per cent, knowledge has increased significantly to 42 per cent, SHARE project has revealed.

The Sexual Health and Reproductive Education (SHARE) project is a five-year initiative (2021-2026) led by Right to Play (RTT).

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has issued a powerful challenge to Ghana's mining industry to redefine its social responsibility by investing not only in roads, schools and boreholes, but in the healthcare systems that keep mining communities alive.

Dr. Emmanuella Amoako, a pediatric oncologist at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital advancing childhood cancer care in Ghana, has been named the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s (IHME) 2026 Roux Prize winner.

Dr. Emmanuella Amoako will receive a $100,000 award for using evidence to improve early diagnosis, expand access to treatment, and advance locally led cancer research in Ghana.

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital (GARH), Ridge, has joined the global celebration of World Breastfeeding Week with a call on employers, families and communities to provide stronger support for nursing mothers to enable them to exclusively breastfeed their babies to give them the best start in life.