For many, caffeine is considered a guilty pleasure. But there is growing evidence that our daily fix isn't necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it might actually be doing us some good.
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Ghana joined the rest of the world to mark Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) which falls on the February 6, every year.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has advised the public to limit outdoor activities to the barest minimum due to the harmattan.
Persons living with breast cancer and related diseases, have appealed to policymakers to make prevention and care more accessible to cancer patients in the country to make life more comfortable for them.
An Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the SDA Hospital, Sunyani, Dr Elijah Abakah-Quansah, has advised women, especially young girls, to avoid keeping multiple sexual partners, since it was the major cause of contracting cervical cancer.
Two recent studies (Malik and Hu,2022; Neelakantan et al.,2021) found that the more we eat sugary diets, the more it leads to weight gain and increased risk of Type 2 diabetes.
The percentage of women in Ghana who are covered by health insurance is higher than that of men,the 2022 Ghana Demographic
and Health Survey (GDHS) Report has revealed.
Despite being a psychoactive stimulant, caffeine is unregulated in most parts of the world - so exactly how much coffee, tea or energy drink would put you in danger?
Dementia risk could be lowered by adding certain foods or drinks to your diet, it's been claimed, and regularly drinking green tea is reportedly one of the best diet swaps to boost brain health.
The Rotary Club of Accra-Teshie Nungua has donated GH¢26,000 worth of functional and mobility devices to the Mephibosheth Training Centre at Gomoa in the Central Region, a facility for training children with cerebral palsy.
Parents of a 4-year –old boy, Jason-Mitchell Ashele Nana Agyiriha Armah, are appealing for support to raise $400,000 for his leukaemia treatment.
As the world celebrates Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) day, Hope for Future Generations (HFFG), makes a passionate call to action, to end NTDs.
Nations suffering from Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) have been asked to tackle the disease as a developmental issue, the Director in charge of Global Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Programme at the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall, has said.
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has inaugurated a new office complex at Kpetoe in the Agotime-Ziope District of the Volta Region.
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has described as quite high the number of women opting for caesarean sections (CS) in the country as against the spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD).
A nine-members national executive committee of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) have been sworn into office with a call on them to improve the conditions of service of members through advocacy and quality leadership.
The Managing Director (MD) of the Nsawam Orthopaedic Training Centre (OTC), Elizabeth Newman, has expressed her disappointment over the delay in clearing some donated equipment and medical consumables at the Tema Port.
The University of Ghana Medical Centre has successfully performed its first human scan using the Nanox Arc Xray Tomography Scan machine, making it the second hospital in Africa to use that technology.
Republic Bank PLC has reinforced its commitment to healthcare by donating essential hospital equipment to the Osu Government Maternity Home at Osu, in the Greater Accra Region.
The Health Page brings you the 2nd and final part of the health sector under review for 2023.