Category: Health

Family Planning: Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has expressed surprise over reports that family planning commodities donated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have been left at the Tema Port since August 2024 without being cleared. Speaking during a media briefing on April 13, the Minister said he was not aware of the prolonged […]

Emerging research shows that how, when, and even how fast we eat can significantly influence how our bodies process calories. For decades, weight management has been framed as a straightforward equation: calories consumed versus calories burned. While this principle still holds some truth, scientists now emphasise that it oversimplifies a much more complex biological process. […]

Feeling Drained? In today’s fast-paced world, women often carry an invisible, yet overwhelming, burden: the mental load. This is the cognitive effort required to keep a household functioning smoothly—planning meals, managing schedules, remembering birthdays, organising childcare, and even researching fun activities. Professor Leah Ruppanner, a sociologist at the University of Melbourne and author of Drained, […]

Isometric Exercise: When most of us think about getting fit, images of running on a treadmill, sweating through high-intensity interval training (HIIT), or lifting heavy weights usually come to mind. Yet recent research suggests you don’t need to spend hours in the gym to see real health benefits. In fact, one of the most effective […]

Kidney diseases are gradually emerging as one of the most serious yet under-recognized public health challenges in many developing countries, including Ghana. Often described as a “silent condition,” kidney disease can develop slowly over many years without noticeable symptoms. By the time many people realize something is wrong, significant damage may already have occurred. One […]

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has launched an investigation into reports that some food vendors may be adding polyethylene to frying oil during the preparation of plantain chips. In a public notice issued on March 11, 2026, the Authority said it had observed videos and social media reports suggesting that polyethylene is being melted […]

Alzheimer disease: Scientists are uncovering why women are more affected by Alzheimer disease — and how these insights could transform treatment and prevention. When Brenda Whittle was diagnosed with Alzheimer Disease in 2015, she was determined not to let it define her life. The 75-year-old still enjoys activities such as jigsaw puzzles, sewing and dancing. […]

Menstrual cycle: For centuries, people believed that women’s reproductive biology made them irrational or unstable. Ancient thinkers blamed mysterious conditions such as hysteria on the womb, believing it could wander through the body or become distressed when not carrying a child. Today, science has largely abandoned those myths. But researchers have discovered something surprising: the […]

For generations, menstrual blood has been treated as something to ignore or hide. But scientists are now discovering that it could be one of the most valuable yet overlooked sources of medical information about women’s health. Researchers say period blood contains a complex mix of biological material that may help doctors detect diseases earlier, monitor […]

Post-Basic Nursing: The Ministry of Health Ghana has officially opened admissions for six post-basic specialised nursing programmes at selected health training institutions across the country. The initiative forms part of the government’s healthcare strengthening agenda under the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (MahamaCares), aimed at improving specialised healthcare delivery and addressing the growing burden of complex […]