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 […]