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Brain drain: Bane to Africa's potential
No one can begrudge any young person for wanting to gain new skills and further their employment prospects in foreign lands.
By Dr Alfred Murage 3 years ago
Brain drain: Bane to Africa's potential
Are you safe with that tattoo?
Tattoos, in other words body art, are more common than ever before. Walking along the city streets exposes you to a barrage of tattooed Nairobians keen to show off their body artwork. Some will even risk indecent exposure to give a glance of tattooing in some unimaginable places! And more tattoo studios are coming up by the day.
By Dr Alfred Murage 12 years ago
Are you safe with that tattoo?
Triggers of low back pain
Low back pain is a common ailment. The pain will often only affect the lower back, but it may also be felt down the front, side, or back of your leg. Most women will experience low back pain at some point in their lifetime. But should women experiencing low back pains visit gynaecologists or another specialist in the first instance?
By Dr Alfred Murage 12 years ago
Triggers of low back pain
How about designer vaginas…
There has been a rising trend in surgical requests for ‘designer vaginas’ more akin to cosmetic breast surgery.
By Dr Alfred Murage 12 years ago
How about designer vaginas…
Pre-marital health screening
Almost all couples in advanced stages of tying the knot attend several sessions of pre-marital counselling. There are even pre-nuptial legal agreements tied to material possessions pre-dating the marriage for some. But how many engage in pre-marital health screening? This should be considered of equal importance to all other pre-marital rituals, and should never be missed.
By Dr Alfred Murage 12 years ago
Pre-marital health screening
Unmet promises haunt Rift Valley governors ahead of 2027 elections
Rift Valley
By Standard Team
52 mins ago
Hired goons unleash terror, rob as police block Gachagua rally
Politics
By Ndung’u Gachane
52 mins ago
Opposition unity push boosts Kalonzo's 2027 poll prospects
Politics
By Josphat Thiong’o
52 mins ago
Recurring dry spells expose northern Kenya to insecurity
Opinion
By Fathima Azmiya Badurdeen
52 mins ago
Ichung'wah: 'Polished goon' tag grows as the Kikuyu MP spews insults, threatens dissent
Politics
By David Odongo and Josphat Thiong’o
52 mins ago