Health

Court issues warrant of arrest against 'fake' doctor
  Comments - 3 weeks ago

Kibera Magistrates Court yesterday issued a warrant of arrest against a 28-year-old man accused of masquerading as a doctor.

10 hospitalised following suspected cholera outbreak at Weston Hotel
  Comments - 3 weeks ago

Cholera outbreak reported at Nairobi’s Weston Hotel where doctors were attending a science conference, 10 hospitalised several others affected.

Yes, you can be allergic to exercises
  Comments - 3 weeks ago

Sounds like a perfect excuse to avoid the gym, but for some people a sweaty experience can be a matter of life and death.

Crisis at church-run hospitals as nurses strike continues
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Church-run hospitals are struggling to cope with the big number of patients that have flooded the facilities, a Catholic sister has said.

Researchers raise red flag on key HIV prescription drug
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Tenofovir, commonly referred to as TR, is one of the most widely used antiretroviral (ARV) medication in Kenya. It is also a component of Truvada, a recently introduced daily pill for HIV prevention in Kenya.

Striking nurses demonstrate in Nairobi streets
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Hundreds of striking nurses on Monday took to the streets to demonstrate against failure by the Government to consider their controversial collective bargaining agreement.

150,000 children sexually abused annually in Kenya, World Visions warns
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According to a report by World Vision Kenya, close to 150,000 children are sexually and physically abused by their guardians annually.

CoG threatens legal action on striking nurses
  Comments - 3 weeks ago

The Council of Governors has now declared the ongoing nurses' strike unprotected. The governors have also threatened legal action against the union should nurses fail to resume work.

Separated twins finally leave hospital after nearly 3 years
  Comments - 3 weeks ago

The two lovely girls Blessing and Favour Mukiri were finally leaving Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) - their home for the past nearly three years.

Doctor recounts harrowing day he watched his son slip away
  Comments - 4 weeks ago

As a medical doctor, Winston Ongalo never imagined the ongoing nurses' strike would hurt him the same way it had ordinary Kenyans.

Sh45b Kabarak hospital to bolster war against cancer
  Comments - 4 weeks ago

The construction of a Sh45 billion state-of-the-art Kabarak University Referral Mission Hospital is expected to be a game-changer in cancer treatment in the region.

We won't pay for work not done, Kisumu County tells nurses
  Comments - 4 weeks ago

Nurses to miss pay over strike. Nurses on strike will not be paid for the days they miss work.

Anguish, pain as nurses' strike hits patients hard
  Comments - 4 weeks ago

Joseph Ondimu has been seeking dialysis services at the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital (KTRH) but since the nurses went on strike, he has had to travel more than 200km to Eldoret town.

Number of patients on heart disease treatment list reduces significantly
  Comments - 4 weeks ago

The number of cardiac patients on the treatment waiting list has decreased significantly in Kenya over the past one year.

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