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For Patients
General Mar 14, 2025
CHANGE IN COLOR OF TOES COULD BE SERIOUS!

Introduction Routine annual checkups play a critical role in identifying asymptomatic or subclinical conditions that may otherwise go undetected until complica...

For Patients
General Mar 14, 2025
WHY DO MY KNEES AND HEELS HURT?UNDERSTANDING THE COMMON CAUSES

Introduction Musculoskeletal pain and metabolic disorders represent two of the most common clinical challenges in primary care, particularly among aging popula...

For Patients
General Mar 14, 2025
LIVING WITH SEVERE ASTHMA : UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES AND SOLUTION

Intractable asthma in elderly patients poses significant management challenges due to comorbidities, polypharmacy, and heightened susceptibility to infections. ...

For Patients
General Mar 13, 2025
THE HIDDEN STORY BEHIND FREQUENT URINATION AND PROSTRATE PROBLEMS

This case highlights the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges encountered in managing an elderly patient presenting with multifocal symptoms, raising suspicion...

For Patients
General Mar 08, 2025
FOOD THAT MAKES YOU SLEEP BETTER.

Getting a good night's sleep is essential for overall health, yet many people struggle with falling or staying asleep. While lifestyle factors and stress can pl...

For Patients
Drugs Mar 06, 2025
SELF MEDICATION

Self-medication is when a person who does not feel well takes medicine without a doctor's advice. In Ghana, over 53% of those who feel unwell self-medicate dail...

For Patients
Drugs Mar 06, 2025
ASPIRIN USE REDUCES DEMENTIA RISK

Dementia is a disease that causes memory, problem-solving, language, and judgment problems usually in older adults. It is caused by damage to the brain cells li...

For Patients
General Mar 05, 2025
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TOMATO PASTE AND TOMATO MIX IN GHANA.

ACCRA, February 28, 2025 - The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has noted the article published on the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST...

For Patients
Drugs Mar 05, 2025
WHY HAS MY DOCTOR PRESCRIBED FORGE? UNDERSTANDING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINE.

A Complete Guide to Exforge: Uses, Benefits, and Side Effects Exforge is a prescription medication used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). It is a ...