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Fully vaccinated to wait longer for 'booster' shot

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Currently, Kenya has slightly above three per cent of the people vaccinated with the first dose and about 100,000 have defaulted on their second dose

By MACTILDA MBENYWE | 14h ago
Fully vaccinated to wait longer for 'booster' shot

Vaccination not a silver bullet but vital in fighting Covid-19 infection

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Studies reveal that the unvaccinated are five times more likely to be infected with Covid-19 and over 29 times more likely to be hospitalised.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1d ago
Vaccination not a silver bullet but vital in fighting Covid-19 infection

Kenya records 15 Covid-19 deaths, 515 cases in last 24 hours

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Total recoveries now stand at 236,803 after 634 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours

By MIRERI JUNIOR | 21h ago
Kenya receives 200,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China
HEALTH & SCIENCE

By BETTY NJERU | 1d ago
Scared of Covid-19 vaccine side-effects? Just get painkillers and good rest
HEALTH & SCIENCE

By MACTILDA MBENYWE | 2d ago

Covid-19: 700 recover, 119 admitted to ICU

HEALTH & SCIENCE
Covid-19: 700 recover, 119 admitted to ICU

444 people test positive for Covid-19 from 7,511 samples in last 24 hours, 700 recover and four die; positivity rate at 5.9 per cent

By BETTY NJERU | 1d ago

Mix and match of vaccines not country policy

HEALTH & SCIENCE
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 | 3d ago
Men fear, worry to death about 'bed scores'
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What could go wrong during breastfeeding?

By NANCY NZALAMBI | 1mo ago

 What could go wrong during breastfeeding?
World Breastfeeding week: Kenyan men who suckle breast milk

By JAEL MUSUMBA | 1mo ago

 World Breastfeeding week: Kenyan men who suckle breast milk
Job losses exposed teens to hunger, unable to seek medical services

By NG'ENOH KIPKEMOI | 2mos ago

 Job losses exposed teens to hunger, unable to seek medical services
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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Yes! Bedroom inactivity is a health hazard

Insecurities, according to Prof Osur, also occur when men worry about their ‘bed scores’ and how their partners view them.

By AYOKI ONYANGO | 6d ago
Yes! Bedroom inactivity is a health hazard
Legalise safe abortions, once and for all

By BETRAM OUMA ODHIAMBO | 6d ago
Legalise safe abortions, once and for all
Pregnant or breastfeeding? Get your Covid-19 jab

By DR KIREKI OMANWA | 3w ago
Pregnant or breastfeeding? Get your Covid-19 jab
What is the way forward for Bill on reproductive health services?

By GARDY CHACHA | 1mo ago
What is the way forward for Bill on reproductive health services?
Nearly 5 million fewer girls to be born worldwide over next 10 years: study

By AFP | 1mo ago
Nearly 5 million fewer girls to be born worldwide over next 10 years: study

We must invest in sex education to save adolescents

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
We must invest in sex education to save adolescents

There is need for stakeholders to join hands in protecting the health of adolescents which must be given priority as we seek to improve public health.

By BETRAM ODHIAMBO | 1mo ago
Expressing milk enables women to breastfeed, work
Expressing milk enables women to breastfeed, work
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By ROSE MUKONYO | 1mo ago
Men’s pregnancy symptoms: When she craves chocolate, so does he
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By ROSA AGUTU | 1mo ago
Why women, girls are not accessing family planning services
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

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Scared of Covid-19 vaccine side-effects? Just get painkillers and good rest  
Scared of Covid-19 vaccine side-effects? Just get painkillers and good rest

Covid-19 jabs are safe but come with mild, short-term side effects like low-grade fever. More serious or long-lasting side effects are also possible.

By MACTILDA MBENYWE | 2d ago
Mix and match of vaccines not country policy

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 | 3d ago
Men fear, worry to death about 'bed scores'
Men fear, worry to death about 'bed scores' 

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 3d ago
Endless heartburn a silent killer
Endless heartburn a silent killer 

By JANE MUGAMBI | 6d ago
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By MERCY KAHENDA | 2w ago
New guidelines set to boost schools in war on drug abuse among students
New guidelines set to boost schools in war on drug abuse among students
Children

By SIMON MWANGI | 1mo ago

Wave of cold weather ailing children across the country

Health experts have cautioned parents against allowing their children to get exposed to harsh cold weather, as a way of averting respiratory diseases.

By MERCY KAHENDA AND MACTILDA MBENYWE | 2mos ago
'Children at higher risk of getting Delta variant'
Children

Children and adolescents are vulnerable to the deadly Covid-19 Delta variant ravaging western Kenya.

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 2mos ago
Shortage of HIV testing kits risk infections of newborns
Children

By MERCY KAHENDA | 2mos ago
3.5 million children to get jab against killer measles
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