The decision by British American Tobacco (BAT) to stop producing cigarettes in South Africa due to rampant illicit cigarette sales will put more than 35,000 jobs at risk, devastating tobacco growers who have relied on BAT for more than 100 years. The Limpopo Tobacco Processors (LTP) contracts about 100 South African commercial and small-scale farmers […]

Dr. Letitia Obeng, Ghana’s first female scientist, passed away on 23 March 2023 at the age of 98, leaving behind a legacy of groundbreaking achievements in science, education, and environmental leadership. Born in January 1925, Dr. Obeng began her early education at Kwahu-Abetifi before completing her secondary studies at Achimota School in 1946. With no […]

Health workers at the Akoti Health Centre in Assin Wurakese in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region are threatening to abandon post following a violent attack on a patient by some armed individuals. The incident occurred after a violent altercation ensued between a man identified as Yaw Buabeng and a couple, during which […]

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule departed the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, carrying a four-member crew on an emergency return flight to Earth due to a serious medical condition affecting one of the astronauts aboard. The capsule, carrying two U.S. NASA astronauts, a Japanese astronaut, and a Russian cosmonaut, undocked from the ISS and […]

The Walking Egg Medical and Fertility Centre at Pokuase in the Greater Accra Region has delivered a 30-year-old surrogate mother of quadruplets through intrauterine insemination (IUI), a rare occurrence in assisted reproductive technology. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the centre, Dr Nana Yaw Osei, who performed the delivery, has explained that quadruplet births through […]

For decades, the 37 Military Hospital has stood as one of Ghana’s most critical healthcare institutions, serving both military personnel and civilians. Yet behind its familiar name lies a wartime history that connects Ghana to the Second World War and explains why the facility is known simply as “37.” The hospital was built on July […]

Air pollution across major cities in Ghana continues to rise, with new findings showing harmful fine particles far above safe health limits. Researchers warned that the trend posed a growing threat to public health, especially in densely populated urban centres. The study, led by Dr Dan Westervelt, Lamont Associate Research Professor at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth […]

A team of Ghanaian scientists, led by U.S.-based computer scientist Felix Davis, has emerged as a global leader in telehealth services, delivering medical support and clinical triage using cutting-edge artificial intelligence ( AI) technology. The multidisciplinary team, comprising software engineers, AI researchers, medical doctors, and health professionals, has developed three AI-driven healthcare products that provide real-time […]

Yesterday felt deeply un-Ghanaian. I cringed watching people circulate clips and hurl insults at Franklin Cudjoe over his hand gestures and movements during a TV interview. It was cruel, ignorant, and unnecessary. I kept asking myself: when will my uncle tell his own story? Parkinson’s is still poorly understood by many, and public figures often […]

Simple, science-backed changes you can make now to keep yourself healthier in later life. If you misplace your keys on a regular basis, you’re not alone. Increased forgetfulness is a common part of ageing and there is a widespread belief that our cognitive abilities will decline as we get older. But cognitive impairments are not […]