HEALTH

Two million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be supplied each week by the middle of January, according to a report, despite a warning from England’s chief medical officer about vaccine shortages. Some 530,000 doses are ready to be distributed from Monday, following the earlier launch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which was …

Most of the time we hear reasons why caffeine is bad for our body, but that’s really not all there is to coffee. Drinking about 3 to 4 cups of coffee daily can do your body some good and if you want to get the maximum benefit from coffee, avoiding …

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Ghana has increased to 1,011, the Ghana Health Service has announced. It follows the confirmation of 116 new cases. So far, a total of 53,386 cases have been confirmed in Ghana since mid-March 2020. Out of that, a total of 52,048 have recovered. …

Shortage of antiretroviral medications has hit the Ashanti Region, Starr News has learnt. Persons Living with HIV have been moving across ART centres in various hospitals to no avail. Starr News sources say there has been an emergency requisition sent by the Ashanti Regional Medical Stores to get some stock …

Having erectile dysfunction (ED) once a while isn’t necessarily a cause for concern. When it becomes persistent then it can cause stress, affect once self-confidence and contribute to relationship problems. There is however another side of ED that is little talked about. That is ED which is considered the worse nightmare of …

The importance of walking barefoot, sometimes, cannot be overemphasized, because making an effort to spend more time barefoot in nature can provide the human body with some amazing benefit. As a matter of fact, studies have shown that walking with your feet, directly touching the soil, allows your body to …

Five of the victims of Saturday’s road accident involving National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) supporters at Ejura in the Ashanti region have been transferred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Authorities at the Ejura Government Hospital say the five, with head injuries, were part of 54 people who sustained various degrees …

Ghana’s active Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have seen a slight decline in the last week. As of Friday, November 13, the number of active cases stood at 1,541, and 1,146 on Tuesday, November 18. Recent figures from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicate that as of November 19, the number of …

Opambour Agya Badu Nkansah, the second accused person in connection with the murder of Professor Yaw Benneh, is scheduled to receive a “particular treatment at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital on November 25, 2020”, the prosecution has told the court. At the last court date, lawyer for the accused persons, Emmanuel Larbi …

It can be very frustrating when a man wants to make love to his woman but she seems to be off all the time. This is usually a case of low libido and most times, the man has to do a lot of foreplay to be able to get the …