Health
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Study reveals frequent afternoon nap causes high blood pressure, stroke
A new study has claimed that people who regularly napped had a 12 percent greater chance of developing high blood pressure and 24 percent higher likelihood of having a stroke than those who do not. A…
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[Marburg Virus] One dead, 40 quarantined in Savannah Region
A total of 40 people have been quarantined in the Savannah Region over the deadly Marburg virus. One more person has died from the disease as well. The patient who died was reported to be a relative …
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Monkeypox vaccine from Bavarian Nordic wins EU approval
Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic said on Monday the European Commission had given permission for its Imvanex vaccine to be marketed as protection against monkeypox, as recommended last we…
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Greater Accra tops the chart with more than 50% of Monkeypox cases
Ghana’s monkeypox cases have shot up to 34 with six regions recording cases and the Greater Accra Region having the highest number of cases. Details show that the region tops the chart with more than…
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Issue financial clearance to nurses and midwives — GRNMA to government
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association has called on the Government to urgently issue financial clearance for the permanent employment of nurses and midwives in the country. The Associ…
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Ghana has confirmed two cases of deadly Ebola-lookalike Marburg virus
Ghana has officially confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola. Tests conducted in Ghana came back positive on July 10, but the results had to be verifie…
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Poverty can trigger mental illness – Dr. Akwasi Osei
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mental Health Authority (MHA), Dr. Akwasi Osei has revealed that poverty can cause mental illness. He explained further that even though poverty per se is not…
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Russia registers first case of monkeypox
Russia registered its first case of monkeypox, consumer safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said on Tuesday. The watchdog said in a statement that the disease was discovered in a young man who had return…
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South Africa confirms third monkeypox case in tourist from Switzerland
South Africa has confirmed a third case of monkeypox, in a 42-year-old male tourist from Switzerland, the health department of the Limpopo province said. The tourist, who is holidaying in South Afric…
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More than 6,000 monkeypox cases reported, emergency meeting set – WHO
More than 6,000 cases of monkeypox have now been reported from 58 countries in the current outbreak, the World Health Organization said. The U.N. agency will reconvene a meeting of the committee that…