The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it will begin its nationwide vaccination campaign on Thursday, targeting over 2.5 million. young girls against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). In the Greater Accra Region campaign will take place in 29 districts, covering over 300,000 young
A Professor of Medicine and Nephrology at the University of Ghana Medical School, Prof. Vincent Boima, has called for a study into the local gin (akpeteshie) to determine its safety for the body. He said the local gin contained methanol, which he described
A toxicologist, Dr Regina Ama Oppong Wiredu, has warned that some scented candles may release harmful chemicals when burned, especially in enclosed spaces. She says the chemicals are likely to pose long-term health risks such as cancer and respiratory issues. Dr Wiredu, who
Using marijuana during pregnancy is linked to poor fetal development, low infant birth weight, dangerously early deliveries and even death, according to a new meta-analysis of research. “The most striking finding is the increased risk of perinatal mortality — death either during the
Consuming large amounts of ultra-processed food (UPF) increases the risk of an early death, according to a international study that has reignited calls for a crackdown on UPF. Each 10% extra intake of UPF, such as bread, cakes and ready meals, increases someone’s
Miss Susuana Twumwaa, the Midwife in-charge of the Ante-natal and Postnatal clinics at the Sunyani Teaching Hospital has expressed concern about growing trend of alcoholism and substance abuse among pregnant women and girls. She noted that bad and unhealthy practices remained inimical to
They said breast cancer was not infectious and added that extensive research had found no scientific evidence supporting any of those claims. The experts, Medical Physicist, Dr Theophilus Sackey, Cancer Epidemiologist, Dr Adolf Kofi Awua and Medical Imaging expert, Dr Shiraz Issahaku said