Health
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Brazil urges women to abstain from pregnancy as new variant is more deadly
Health officials in Brazil have urged women to postpone pregnancy until the coronavirus pandemic has passed because the new variants of the virus is more dangerous to expectant mothers. The Secretary…
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Health Insurance mandatory, Ghanaians without NHIS card breaking the law – Dr Dsane-Selby
Being on the National Health Insurance Scheme is mandatory, for which reason any Ghanaian who fails to register with the scheme is breaching the law. Chief Executive Officer of the National Health I…
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Over 700,000 vaccinated across Ghana so far [see breakdown]
A total of 703,752 people have been vaccinated in Ghana against the COVID-19 pandemic so far. Some 84 new cases of the virus have also been confirmed. The national death toll has increased from 752 t…
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Kidney, heart and cancer conditions await anyone who eats dead fishes – Doctor
A medical practitioner, Dr. Benedict Afari has said persons who consumed the fish and dolphins washed ashore along some of the beaches risk serious health implications. He explained that once the cau…
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Utah will require fathers to pay half of pregnancy costs
The U.S state of Utah has passed a new bill that will require fathers to pay only half of the out-of-pocket expenses. The bill was introduced by Republican State Representative Brady Brammer, signed …
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Hopes loom as new HIV vaccine shows 97% antibody response rate
A novel vaccine approach for the prevention of HIV has shown promise in Phase I trials. IAVI and Scripps Research reported that the vaccine which is being developed to act as an immune primer, to tr…
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Low Sperm Count: 5 of damaging your sperm without knowing
Low sperm count among men is gradually becoming a norm across the world. Health professionals have described it as an underlying problem which could be attributed to a hormonal imbalance, an inherite…
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Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 shot 91% effective; protective against South African variant
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech said on Thursday their COVID-19 vaccine is around 91% effective at preventing the disease, citing updated trial data that included participants inoculated for up to six months…
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Nigerian doctors to embark on indefinite strike action on April 1
The members of the Nigerian Resident Medical Association (NARD) have completed their plan and will start an indefinite strike on Thursday, 1st April, 2021. The strike action is fueled by the 60-day u…
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We do not know of any fake coronavirus vaccines in Ghana – GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reiterated its warning to Ghanaians not to patronize fake COVID-19 vaccines reportedly in the system. According to the GHS, only appointed health officials can be t…