HEALTH

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 …

The General Secretary of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Titus Bayuo, has described as not surprising the rise in COVID-19 cases in the country. Dr Bayuo states that government was warned by the association months ago that the lifting of restrictions and the non-compliance of Ghanaians in adhering to safety measures could …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said, he has extended the incentives for health workers in the fight of the novel Coronavirus. This was announced during his 19th coronavirus update to the nation. More soon.  

The Embassy of Japan has signed a grant contract with the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) University of Ghana, for the procurement and installation of an incinerator at the Institute for proper laboratory waste management. The grant, funded by the Government of Japan under its Assistance for Grassroots …