HEALTH

The increasing number of deaths in children at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in the Ashanti Region, is said to be as a result of childhood cancers. Public Health Specialist and Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Dr Joslin…
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Pounding a few beers a day might not just be bad news for your waistline—it could also put your health at serious risk. According to a new statement from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), drinking alcohol is linked to a…
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Ghanaians have been asked not see sickle cell disease as a “death sentence” or an “evil disease” but rather a genetic blood disorder that could be prevented and managed. Mr Kofi Tenkorang, Chief Executive Officer of African Sickle Cell…
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Mr. Justice Peter Ansah, Gomoa West District Secretary of the Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS), has advised chemical store operators in the country to help educate the general public on the right use of drugs. This, Mr. Ansah said, would…
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The Ghana Medical Association has described as a denial of healthcare delivery to Ghanaians, the government's failure to employ trained medical doctors and dentists to serve in the under-served areas. President of the association, DCOP…
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An international advocate for reproductive health, Prof Fred Sai, has advocated that all forms of family planning should be made free for women across the country. He, therefore, called on the government to develop strategies that would…
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The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged government to make mental health an urgent national priority. According to him, mental health could not continue to be relegated to the background as had been done over the years amid the…
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The removal of former Medical Director of the Greater Accra Regional (Ridge) Hospital, Dr. Thomas Anaba, was due to the fact that he was on secondment there, Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang- Manu has said. He explained that Dr. Anaba was…
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Ami knew she was almost due for delivery but did not know it would be that fast. Of course, Nurse Elizabeth had confirmed that the baby would arrive soon and had even scheduled a final antenatal visit to ensure that Ami was physically fit…
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Breast cancer can resurface after remaining dormant for 15 years following successful treatment, a study has found. Women with large tumours and cancer that had spread to the lymph nodes had the highest 40% risk of it coming back.…
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