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Medics push for the adoption of injectable ARVs in treating HIV

First patient received the jab in March at The Aga Khan University Hospital.

By Graham Kajilwa 4 hrs ago

Medics push for the adoption of injectable ARVs in treating HIV

To secure justice for GBV survivors, train officers, medics to better handle reporting

To secure justice for GBV survivors, train officers, medics to better handle reporting

By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 day ago

Counties using interns as main doctors, KMPDU says

Counties using interns as main doctors, KMPDU says

By Stephanie Wangari 2 days ago

African first ladies: Let's do more to end infertility stigma

African first ladies: Let's do more to end infertility stigma

By Rosa Agutu 3 days ago

Mandera on high alert over fears of cholera outbreak in Garissa

Surveillance in the county has been heightened to ensure adequate response in case of an outbreak.

By Ibrahim Adan Ali 3 days ago

Mandera on high alert over fears of cholera outbreak in Garissa

Get checked if you can't start pee or pee too often, at night

If you experience the above, treatment is only necessary if the symptoms become bothersome with available options depending on severity.

By Ravjit Sagoo 3 days ago

Get checked if you can't start pee or pee too often, at night

Why Success follows Dr Hellen Barsosio like a shadow

Dr Barsosio was recently named the 2022 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Young Investigators Award winner - for a project on new drugs to prevent malaria in pregnancy.

By Rose Mukonyo 3 days ago

Why Success follows Dr Hellen Barsosio like a shadow

Global baobab powder market will reach Sh1.2tr in five years

It is estimated that a single baobab tree can produce over 1,500 baobab fruits per year.

By Caroline Chebet 4 days ago

Global baobab powder market will reach Sh1.2tr in five years

It was like walking with death on your head

The elderly have challenges managing HIV and conditions like diabetes, cancer, and hypertension- Dr Ruth Masha, CEO, National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDC).

By Mercy Kahenda 4 days ago

It was like walking with death on your head

'The sun makes my skin cancerous'

Shannelle suffers from Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP), a rare condition diagnosed when she was about six.

By Gardy Chacha 4 days ago

'The sun makes my skin cancerous'

Rich countries to pay for 'climate change losses'

Though the climate talks started by addressing symptoms of the climate crisis, they hardly addressed causes that result from greenhouse gas emissions.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 4 days ago

Rich countries to pay for 'climate change losses'

Education officer says 12,000 students test positive for STIs

Kennedy Machora said there are concerns that many more students may be infected but are unaware of it.

By Jane Mugambi 4 days ago

Education officer says 12,000 students test positive for STIs

Why geniuses, old geezers hate noise, loud music

Misophonia involves reactivity to certain sounds, which trigger the nervous system and leads to negative emotional arousal.

By Nancy Nzau 4 days ago

Why geniuses, old geezers hate noise, loud music

HIV 'wonder drug' in the work - Bill Gates

n Kenya, an estimated 1.5 million people are living with HIV of which 1.4 million are adults and over 100, 000 are children aged 0-14 years, according to the Ministry of Health.

By Mercy Kahenda 4 days ago

HIV 'wonder drug' in the work - Bill Gates

Counties owe us Sh3.2b for drugs and equipment, Kemsa boss says

KEMSA is undergoing restructuring in a bid to reform it and improve the accountability of its employees amid a series of scandals that have plagued it in the recent past.

By James Wanzala and Renson Mnyamwezi 4 days ago

Counties owe us Sh3.2b for drugs and equipment, Kemsa boss says

Doctors threaten to strike over pay, CBA

KMPDU accuses Ministry of Health and county governments of abandoning implementation of 2017-2021 CBA.

By Daniel Chege 5 days ago

Doctors threaten to strike over pay, CBA

Afya House warns late diagnosis main cause of rising cancer deaths

According to the Ministry of Health, many patients are diagnosed at stage three or four of the disease, which is late and expensive to treat.

By Joackim Bwana 6 days ago

Afya House warns late diagnosis main cause of rising cancer deaths

County builds haemophilia, sickle cell clinic in referral hospital

According to the Ministry of Health, an estimated 6000 children in Kenya are born with sickle cell disease annually.

By Daphin Achieng 7 days ago

County builds haemophilia, sickle cell clinic in referral hospital

Details of two-day Special Delegates Conference by Kenyan doctors

In the conference where over 500 doctors are expected to be in attendance, a report by the secretary general, treasurer and chairman will be discussed.

By Stephanie Wangari 7 days ago

Details of two-day Special Delegates Conference by Kenyan doctors

370 million women globally using contraceptives, report shows

The uptake of contraceptives has prevented more than 141 million unintended pregnancies, close to 30 million unsafe abortions.

By Betty Njeru 8 days ago

370 million women globally using contraceptives, report shows

Why baobab trees are at risk

Baobab is native to the African continent, typically found in sub-Saharan African countries.

By Caroline Chebet 8 days ago

Why baobab trees are at risk

Here are interesting facts about baobab tree

These are interesting facts about the baobab trees

By Elaine Kirui 8 days ago

Here are interesting facts about baobab tree

Senate team calls for review of all public health facilities

Senate's health committee wants an evaluation of all public health facilities to establish if they qualify for the status bequeathed to them since most are offering services below par.

By Edwin Nyarangi 9 days ago

Senate team calls for review of all public health facilities

Cosmetic gynaecology is about beauty, precision

Cosmetic gynaecology entails improving the aesthetic and functional quality of the female genital structures and in the process, it alleviates pain.

By Rose Mukonyo 10 days ago

Cosmetic gynaecology is about beauty, precision

'Sandwich generation' stressed by debts, delusions

Kenya’s ‘sandwich generation’ mostly ranges from 35 to 54 years-most of whom are already settled down in their own marriages but have to financially bankroll older folk.

By Mercy Kahenda 11 days ago

'Sandwich generation' stressed by debts, delusions

The doctor advised an open head surgery, I was broken

Dr Koech explains that Primitive Neuro-Ectodermal Tumour is one of the rarest tumours, contributing to 0.5-1 per cent of all brain tumours in childhood cases.

By Faith Kutere 11 days ago

The doctor advised an open head surgery, I was broken

Breast cancer takes no break when November rolls

Breast cancer is currently the most common cancer globally, accounting for 12.5 per cent of all new annual cancer cases worldwide.

By Judy Sirima 11 days ago

Breast cancer takes no break when November rolls

Dude, sleeping naked cools your testicles

Sleeping naked increases blood flow benefitting the heart, muscles, and arteries as oxygen-rich blood flows to more parts of the body.

By Rodgers Otiso 11 days ago

Dude, sleeping naked cools your testicles