How to tell the difference between feeling sad and being depressed

Sadness and depression are often interchanged but they are essentially different

By ESTHER MUCHENE

What is the difference between being healthy and wellness?

The two are often used interchangeably and may seem to play the same role only they mean two different things

By LOLITA BUNDE

Celebrating women: Frequently asked questions around epilepsy awareness

Women with epilepsy face a myriad of challenges including the effects of seizures and anti-epileptic drugs on hormonal function

By FREDRICK BEUCHI MBOYA

Anal coronavirus test swabs now compulsory for anyone arriving in China

Anal coronavirus swabs are now compulsory for anyone arriving in China, despite Japan warning the tests had caused 'psychological distress'

By MIRROR

Epilepsy awareness: Homeschooling a children with epilepsy

If kids learn to break it up into smaller segments, to take breaks, they learn to attack homework in a better style

By FREDRICK BEUCHI MBOYA

What to expect when you come off the contraceptive pill

When it comes to hormonal contraceptives like the pill, it may take a while for the hormone levels to return to baseline

By ESTHER MUCHENE

Five signs you’re healing past trauma

Psychological trauma is a response to a highly stressful event or events that threatens one's physical or emotional wellbeing

By AUDREY MASITSA

#EpilepsyAwareness: Homeschooling a child with epilepsy

If kids learn to break it up into smaller segments, to take breaks, they learn to attack homework in a better style

By FREDRICK BEUCHI MBOYA

Four Covid skin complaints to look out for

Common Covid symptoms include headaches, muscle and joint pain, nasal congestion, and fatigue and less common, rashes

By MIRROR

So you don't want to take the coronavirus vaccine? Here's what you need to know

Frontline medics and those most at risk from Covid-19 are least likely to get the jab

By MIRROR

Fall asleep in just 60 seconds using the 4-7-8 breathing technique

Although the method is best known to help insomniacs, it can also help to calm over-stressed minds, manage anxiety

By MIRROR

Doctors give wrong antibiotics for UTIs nearly 50% of the time, study finds

A urinary tract infection is caused by the presence of microbes in the urinary tract

By AUDREY MASITSA