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Marriage, DNA Test, Child Identity and Abuses

Unfortunately, this trend of DNA test exposure has made it easy for married ladies and children to be subjected to unwarranted accusations and abuse. A man just takes a look at the faces and other features of children and then suspect the wife of bringing another man’s child to him as his

The best kind of workout? One that trains both your body and brain

Pushing yourself through a high-intensity workout while mentally checked out or disconnected from your body doesn’t offer the same mental health benefits as moving with awareness.

objectification of patient/relative in Ghanaian health facilities

Another danger of such detached attitude of patients is that, it creates the condition of abuse of patient’s rights. I often say, here in Ghana, most people are very fearful of healthcare providers in health facilities. There’s that sense of being favoured on the part of clients while some staff develop a false sense of superiority over clients in their care

UK; The title ‘nurse’ will now have legal protection. Can’t be used without proper qualification

The title 'nurse' will now be legally protected under a new law making it a crime to falsely claim to be a nurse without the proper qualifications or registration

“Don’t check and tell me I have hypertension or a disease”

Occasionally, I go from door to door in a community to monitor people’s blood sugar and BP for diabetes and hypertension respectively. And interestingly, quite a number of people decline to be monitored by citing the headline above. Some of them believe it is better not to monitor health status because by doing so, they […]

“Eii, the doctor is also sick?”

Why do people act surprised if a healthcare provider is taken ill? Is there any reason to believe they cannot or should not fall sick like everybody else?

Why you must send your aging parents/dependants for routine check up

Sometimes, I jokily tell my audience that, if your loved one who depends on you refuses to comply with known health condition management, call police to arrest him or her because you are likely to suffer the consequences of their intransigence when they get on admission

“Take this 3X daily/2X daily/4X a day” is wrong

I would like to begin this write-up with a direct suggestion to colleague healthcare providers: do not tell patients or relatives; ‘take this medicine, 2 tablets, three times in a day-2 in the morning, afternoon and evening, or take 1 tablet, twice in the day-one in the morning and another in the evening. This is […]

No drinks with sweeteners for younger children, say UK advisers

It says preschool children should become accustomed to drinking water instead.

President Mahama echoes increased awareness creation on non-infectious diseases

President John Mahama has called on all relevant stakeholders to intensify awareness campaign against non-communicable diseases in the country. The president made the call at the official launch of the Ghana medical trust fund dubbed, ‘MAHAMA CARES’ initiative at the University of Ghana medical Centre in Accra on April 29. President Mahama backed his call […]

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