The U.S. CDC’s vaccine advisory committee will discuss and may vote on recommendations for issues including COVID-19 vaccine injuries and long COVID at its scheduled meeting on March 18 and 19, according to a notice in the Federal Register. The notice was posted on Wednesday. Keep up with the latest medical breakthroughs and healthcare trends […]

Actress Lupita Nyong’o has revealed that her fibroids have returned. On Wednesday, Feb. 25, the 42-year-old actress appeared on the Today show and discussed her experience with fibroids, a painful condition where noncancerous growths form on the uterus and can lead to debilitating symptoms like heavy menstrual bleeding, long periods, pelvic pain, frequent urination, constipation […]

In a landmark decision, the High Court in Jinja, Uganda, has ordered the AIDS Support Organisation (TASO), Jinja branch, to pay Shs190 million (approximately $50,000) to a man who was wrongly diagnosed as HIV-positive and placed on antiretroviral therapy (ART). The ruling highlights the serious consequences of medical misdiagnosis, which in this case caused not […]

Dr. Yennusom Maalug, the Director of Pantang Hospital, has strongly criticised the Ghana Police Service’s current approach to tackling the country’s drug abuse crisis, describing it as unsustainable and counterproductive. Speaking on the Health segment of Amansan TV’s (A TV) Breakfast Show on Monday, February 23, 2026, Dr. Maalug took issue with what he described […]

Firefighters from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) Saboba District Fire Station over the weekend prevented a major disaster after a fierce blaze broke out at the children’s ward of the Assemblies of God Hospital in Saboba Township. The fire was detected at about 5:12pm  by fire officers through a station outlook. A six-member crew […]

Talking Tipps Africa Foundation is celebrating the birthday of its Founder, Gifty Ayoka, a Speech and Language Therapist and Disability Advocate, by offering The Milestones Booklet free of charge. The digital booklet is a practical screening and monitoring tool designed to help caregivers, pediatric professionals, and educators track children’s communication milestones. It promotes early identification […]

This is not preservation. This is poisoning. While we cry over galamsey destroying lives, another silent killer is sitting on our plates. Traders are applying formalin, a chemical used to preserve dead bodies to roasted salmon, tuna, and other fish, all in the name of keeping flies away and extending shelf life. Ghanaians are unknowingly […]

The Adabraka District Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old, Gabriel Dimson, for allegedly assaulting a security officer on duty at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (GARH), formerly known as Ridge Hospital, on Wednesday, February 18. The suspect, who was at the hospital in the company of his mother and a friend, was directed by the […]

The Ghana Tertiary Education Council (GTEC) has closed down the Royal Nursing College at Tafo Nyhiaeso in the Ashanti Region, after management reportedly failed to provide the required documentation to confirm the institution’s accreditation status. According to GTEC, the college lacks accreditation from the Nursing and Midwifery Council and did not comply with a directive […]

Dr. Ernest Owusu Osei, surgeon with Tain District Hospital, has been awarded the Best Candidate in Surgery during the 2025 Membership examination in surgery. He received the HUA YAWE-JIBRIL AMINU prize for the Best Candidate at the 2025 Membership Examination in Surgery, who also passed on the first attempt. This was at the 66th Annual […]