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Rosa Agutu

Pain of ‘invisible’ TB that presents no cough

Woman suffered because of a misdiagnosis. Her TB of the spine was mistaken for a cancer.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Pain of ‘invisible’ TB that presents no cough

KU hospital receives Sh446 million to step up throat cancer research

KU hospital receives Sh446 million to step up throat cancer research

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

More needs to be done 27 years after Beijing conference

More needs to be done 27 years after Beijing conference

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Failure to launch: Relief for men with erectile dysfunction

Failure to launch: Relief for men with erectile dysfunction

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Don’t repeat those undies! Dirty panties cause vaginitis

Yeast infection is marked by itching, swelling, and irritation from changes in balance of the yeast cells.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Don’t repeat those undies! Dirty panties cause vaginitis

How doctors fix erectile dysfunction

There are different degrees of erectile dysfunction some require injections while others surgery.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

How doctors fix erectile dysfunction

Sexual fetishes: Some like whips, hot candle wax

Some people are unaware of fetishes until they’re introduced through pep talks, films or books like 50 Shades of Gray by E. L. James.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Sexual fetishes: Some like whips, hot candle wax

Kenya does first erectile dysfunction correction

A man who suffered erectile dysfunction for several years can now get his groove back after a successful penile implant operation.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Kenya does first erectile dysfunction correction

Kenya performs first successful surgery on erectile dysfunction patient

The patient, in his 40s, had used other treatment methods without success.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Kenya performs first successful surgery on erectile dysfunction patient

Where women pay for sex with strangers after husbands’ death

Tradition demands that she “sleeps” with the “cleanser” in a makeshift house made of canvas for three days before officially rebuilding her house.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Where women pay for sex with strangers after husbands’ death

Joachim Osur: Grandma wanted me to be a pastor but I became a sexologist

Medicine is a rigorous training and getting supplementary is very normal. I was lucky because I never got one.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Joachim Osur: Grandma wanted me to be a pastor but I became a sexologist

City hospital detains body of 'Covid-19' doctor Lincoln Khasakhala over Sh18m bill

Dr Lincoln Khasakhala and his wife contracted Covid in March 2021. She died the same month.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

City hospital detains body of 'Covid-19' doctor Lincoln Khasakhala over Sh18m bill

Mothers in jail: Pain of raising children behind the prison walls

At Lang’ata Women’s prison, there is a daycare where children born there spend time with peers.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Mothers in jail: Pain of raising children behind the prison walls

What colour of your vaginal discharge means

Vaginal discharge helps in keeping the ‘pie-corner’ clean besides aiding in lubrication and keeping vaginal tissues healthy.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

What colour of your vaginal discharge means

Playing safe? Mouth latex can curb STI

Through oral sex, HPV can also cause papillomas (warts) that can be found in the throat, mouth, palate and vocal cords.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Playing safe? Mouth latex can curb STI

Why women have ‘pregnancy noses’

Excessive swelling, like of feet, can be prevented by avoiding too much salt in food, processed foods and caffeine.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Why women have ‘pregnancy noses’

Scientists cast doubt on new coronavirus variant Deltacron

A scientist in Cyprus has reported a new Covid-19 variant, Deltacron, which has elements of Delta and Omicron.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Scientists cast doubt on new coronavirus variant Deltacron

Perfectionism is actually a mental health disorder

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental condition characterised by unreasonable thoughts and fears.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Perfectionism is actually a mental health disorder

Fathering from prison: ‘I don’t know my children and they don't know me’

Bitterness towards life made it hard for Aggrey Mbai Njaga to cope in prison, but he eventually accepted his fate.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Fathering from prison: ‘I don’t know my children and they don't know me’

How couples can choose their baby's gender before conception

Is there a way couples can determine the gender of their baby before conception?

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

How couples can choose their baby's gender before conception

What happens when your children fear relatives and strangers?

But while most people love holding children, sometimes the same children are not so keen on the affection of relatives they are not familiar with.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

What happens when your children fear relatives and strangers?

Mathare Hospital now known as Mama Margaret Kenyatta Hospital

The hospital aims to reduce the patient load at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Mathare Hospital now known as Mama Margaret Kenyatta Hospital

Why you throw up on long safaris

If you vomit or spot someone in a session of discomfiture, just know that it is the brain trying to save a life.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Why you throw up on long safaris

Not yet vaccinated? Some 13 million Covid jabs up for grabs

Places of worship will serve as vaccination points for the next three months.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Not yet vaccinated? Some 13 million Covid jabs up for grabs

23-year-old woman gives birth to conjoined twins

Conjoined twins are born with their bodies physically connected and occurrence is one in every 50,000 to 60,000 births.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

23-year-old woman gives birth to conjoined twins

My body betrayed me: Silent agony of men who were sexually abused

Onyango Otieno says that such men have a hard time opening up about their ordeal.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

My body betrayed me: Silent agony of men who were sexually abused

What you can do to help male survivors of sexual violence

Many victims of sexual assault suffer in silence because the sex topic is considered taboo in society.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

What you can do to help male survivors of sexual violence

Diary of a convict: What happens behind prison walls

Most convicts walk out of prison broken and dejected. Apart from being ostracised by the community, it’s also difficult for ex-prisoners to get jobs.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Diary of a convict: What happens behind prison walls

Kenya’s vaccine manufacturing plant to cost taxpayers Sh2 billion

The vaccine manufacturing company announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta during the Mashujaa Day celebrations, will cost taxpayers Sh2 billion.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Kenya’s vaccine manufacturing plant to cost taxpayers Sh2 billion

Stardom comes with demons

There are only three destinations for an alcoholic: Rehab, jail or death- Olympian Wilfred Bungei

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Stardom comes with demons

What not to tell the bereaved

While some believe grief has no formula, it does have stages: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

What not to tell the bereaved

Like adults, children too, have mental health issues

Parents fear having children with mental health issues and Gathu says depression might trigger mental health challenges.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Like adults, children too, have mental health issues

How to spot mental disorders in children

Children exhibit anger, anxiety, panic attacks and fear of abandonment before they turn one.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

How to spot mental disorders in children

Help! My child has been missing for a month

Kambo described her second born child as a social and disciplined girl. She hopes that her daughter is safe and that she soon reunites with her.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Help! My child has been missing for a month

Women main victims of ‘punishment burns’

Gender-based violence-related burns have women as the main victims from intentional burns.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Women main victims of ‘punishment burns’

Mix and match of vaccines not country policy

Some Kenyans fancy getting the AstraZeneca jab then Pfizer “to boost immunity” but mixing and matching of vaccine doses is discouraged by WHO.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Mix and match of vaccines not country policy

Nyeri has most toilets in Kenya, Turkana the least

Mercyline Adhiambo mostly uses a pit latrine at night as during the day “I just dig a hole, relieve myself then continue with my work at the shamba.”

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Nyeri has most toilets in Kenya, Turkana the least

I wouldn't wish Covid even on my worst enemy, says Raila man after second attack

ODM party Communications Director Philip Etale got the answers to these questions the hard way.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

I wouldn't wish Covid even on my worst enemy, says Raila man after second attack

Delta variants found in Kiambu as cases rise in KU hospital

Seven Delta variants have been identified from Covid-19 samples collected in Kiambu County by researchers.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Delta variants found in Kiambu as cases rise in KU hospital

Pregnancy dilemma: When abortion is the only way out

Unsafe abortion is predicted to account for 35 per cent of maternal deaths in Kenya whereas, in East Africa, unsafe abortions account for 18 per cent

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Pregnancy dilemma: When abortion is the only way out

Can using the rod spoil a child?

Physical punishment is increasingly viewed as a form of violence that harms children and that physical punishment increases child behaviour problems.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Can using the rod spoil a child?

Mass vaccination for Nairobi begins

An outreach programme to increase the number of people vaccinated against Covid-19 in the country has started.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Mass vaccination for Nairobi begins

Mass vaccination begins, targets 10 million by December

An outreach programme targetting to increase the number of people vaccinated against Covid-19 in the country has started.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

Mass vaccination begins, targets 10 million by December

First batch of UK-given Covid vaccines arrives

The UK donated to Kenya 817,000 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and 410,000 arrived in the country yesterday.

By Rosa Agutu 2 years ago

First batch of UK-given Covid vaccines arrives

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