Everyone with high blood pressure _ some 72 million Americans _ should own a home monitor and do regular pressure checks, the American Heart Association and other groups urged Thursday in an unprecedented endorsement of a medical device for consumers. High blood pressure is a leading cause of heart attacks, strokes and death. Having it checked a few times a ...

Michelle was prepared for chemotherapy. She was prepared to lose her hair and deal with extreme nausea and be hospitalized for months at a time. She was even prepared to die — knowing, with her aggressive form of leukemia, that death was a very real possibility. But when death didn’t come, Michelle was officially labeled a cancer survivor. And she ...

Striking doctors, the National Labour Commission (NLC) and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) have come to agreement over the recent strike which has affected health delivery across the country. Consensus was reached after a meeting at the Flagstaff house on Tuesday, according to a statement signed by the Information Minister, Mahama Ayariga. Members of the Ghana Medical Association ...

The Ghana Medical Association will from this morning withdraw out-patient services as it embarks on a nationwide strike over salary distortions. According to the doctors, they will only attend to emergencies and in-patients for this week. The GMA further indicates the strike will intensify with all services withdrawn if no word is heard from government within the week. President of ...

Ghana could suffer a major setback in the health sector as the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) faces an imminent closure if cogent steps are not taken to address issues of congestion, authorities have warned. Authorities at the hospital have cited the constant referrals of patients by primary and secondary health centers in the Ashanti Region as the major cause ...

The ongoing water and electricity rationing is taking its toll on some health facilities in the national capital, Accra. The Ghana Water Company introduced the rationing last week because of faulty machines. The problem is compounded by the ongoing load shedding in the capital and other parts of the country. Joy News’s Beatrice Adu took a tour of some of ...

Generally, in the African society, whenever there are problems of infertility among couples, the first person to be suspected is the wife. She may be accused of having done several abortions as a single girl, through which her womb may have been damaged. Yet, she may be innocent, as studies have shown that male factors account for between 20 and ...

Kojo is visiting with his Uncle Kwame.  His Uncle has just finished preparing fufu and palm-nut soup with smoked herring, kako, cow foot, wole and salted beef.   It is not a secret that Uncle Kwame is the best cook in town.  A lot of people love to eat his food.  This day, Kojo is quite upset with him because he ...