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Prolonged sitting killing physicians, researchers

NAIROBI: 2016 has started on a sad note for the medical fraternity. We have lost two highly specialised clinical researchers who were at the peak of their careers. The two had non-communicable conditions contributed by factors related to prolonged sitting due to the nature of their work.

They are representative of the effect prolonged sitting can have on doctors and researchers who spend most of their time sitting either in the clinics or laboratories as they conduct their business.

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