Girls, forget glass slippers, just shatter glass ceilings

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Intentionally ending all aspects of discrimination, stereotypes and biases against girls at a young age will have a multiplier effect in societies.

By RACEY MUCHILWA | 1h ago

Girls, forget glass slippers, just shatter glass ceilings

Covid paused flight of migratory birds

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Experts have now warned that in drought-stricken areas, migratory birds will further decline by 50 per cent in the next few months.

By MACTILDA MBENYWE | 1h ago

Covid paused flight of migratory birds

Journalists report Covid, but avoid the jab

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Only 1,600 journalists out of 6,000 accredited journalists have been vaccinated.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1h ago

Kenya rolls out new polio vaccine amid new cases

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1h ago

The suicidal give no warning

MENTAL HEALTH

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1h ago

What drinking and smoking pregnant mothers do to their babies

CHILDREN

What drinking and smoking pregnant mothers do to their babies

Genetics and environmental factors leading to infections can also contribute to birth defects.

By SAADA HASSAN | 1h ago

Covid-19: 247 recover, 44 test positive in last 24 hours

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Covid-19: 247 recover, 44 test positive in last 24 hours

27 patients are in the ICU, 12 of whom are on ventilatory support and 15 on supplemental oxygen

By MIRERI JUNIOR | 8h ago

Like most men, I didn’t believe I had breast cancer

NUTRITION & WELLNESS

By LYDIAH NYAWIRA | 2d ago

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NUTRITION & WELLNESS

Like most men, I didn’t believe I had breast cancer

By LYDIAH NYAWIRA | 2d ago

Like most men, I didn’t believe I had breast cancer

Lockdowns and poor diet led to spike of heart diseases

By JENIPHER WACHIE | 2w ago

Lockdowns and poor diet led to spike of heart diseases

Call for increased diet education to check non-communicable diseases

By BONIFACE GIKANDI | 3w ago

Call for increased diet education to check non-communicable diseases

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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

The pill that postpones your menses: Is it harmful?

The United Nations Population Fund states that menstruation is intrinsically related to human dignity

By JAEL MBOGA | 3d ago

The pill that postpones your menses: Is it harmful?

Steroids can cause shrunken testicles in men, experts warn

By ELVINCE JOSHUA | 2w ago

Steroids can cause shrunken testicles in men, experts warn

Woman, better give birth in your 20s

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 2w ago

Woman, better give birth in your 20s

Even tip of nose can cause orgasm

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 2w ago

Even tip of nose can cause orgasm

Ministry in plan to fund birth control from State coffers

By IMAN MASUD | 4w ago

Ministry in plan to fund birth control from State coffers

Family planning uptake drops due to Covid-19

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Family planning uptake drops due to Covid-19

Report shows contraceptives use dropped from 5.4 million in 2019, to 5 million last year.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 4w ago

Diani, where men line up at pharmacies to buy the morning after pill

Diani, where men line up at pharmacies to buy the morning after pill

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By TOBIAS CHANJI | 4w ago

Lack of contraceptives linked to increased maternal deaths

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By JAEL MBOGA | 4w ago

Teen mums are between ‘Narok and a hard place’

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By ROBERT KIPLAGAT | 1mo ago

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THE STANDARD INSIDER

When evil eyes cause fever and swollen stomachs: Science or superstition?

When evil eyes cause fever and swollen stomachs: Science or superstition?

Experts dismiss the existence of the evil eye and its power to unleash diseases as mere traditional beliefs that do more harm than good.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1h ago

What drinking and smoking pregnant mothers do to their babies

What drinking and smoking pregnant mothers do to their babies

Genetics and environmental factors leading to infections can also contribute to birth defects.

By SAADA HASSAN | 1h ago

When the workplace is a mental prison

When the workplace is a mental prison

By MERCY KAHENDA | 6d ago

Men suffer ‘postpartum depression’ big time

Men suffer ‘postpartum depression’ big time

By GLORIA MILIMU | 1w ago

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When evil eyes cause fever and swollen stomachs: Science or superstition?

When evil eyes cause fever and swollen stomachs: Science or superstition?

Children

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What drinking and smoking pregnant mothers do to their babies

What drinking and smoking pregnant mothers do to their babies

Children

By SAADA HASSAN | 1h ago

Beauty queen advocates for cleft lip cases

Beauty queen advocates for cleft lip cases

Renowned beauty queen, Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray who has been on a two-day visit in Kenya has called for more empathy for people with cleft lip

By GEORGE NJUNG'E | 1w ago

Asthma in children and what to look out for

Children

Asthmatic symptoms like frequent coughing may worsen when the child has a viral infection.

By ROSE MUKONYO | 2w ago

Atchooo! Why your child is down with flu

Children

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Mum’s Fear: Go for measles jab and get Covid!

Children

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