Not all oxygen in market is fit or pure for humans

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Many Kenyans suffering from Covid-19 are not dying from the virus but lack of medical oxygen.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 3h ago

Not all oxygen in market is fit or pure for humans

Fourth wave will leave hospitals gasping for air

HEALTH & SCIENCE

A sharp rise in patients needing medical oxygen likely to overwhelm facilities already reeling from biting shortages.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 6h ago

Fourth wave will leave hospitals gasping for air

New Covid measures for Nyanza, Western as positivity rate rises

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Data from Kisumu county government indicates that about 80-90 per cent of Covid-19 patients are infected with the deadly Delta variant.

By ALLAN MUNGAI AND MACTILDA MBENYWE | 1d ago

796 test Covid-19 positive as 328 recover

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By BETTY NJERU | 15h ago

Mbagathi: Come for second Covid-19 jab... Sorry, we have none

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By ROSA AGUTU | 1d ago

Covid-19: Misinformation steams vaccine hesitancy

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Covid-19: Misinformation steams vaccine hesitancy

The World Health Organisation (WHO) ranks vaccine hesitancy among the top 10 threats to global health

By SIGOMBA RAMADHAN AND BRIAN MURIMI | 2d ago

Report: Covid-19 risks rolling back gains made in war on HIV

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Report: Covid-19 risks rolling back gains made in war on HIV

The report also showed that Kenya’s HIV prevalence is 4.3 per cent with 5.5 per cent being women and 2.9 per cent men.

By VIVIANNE WANDERA | 3d ago

Zero deaths reported as Kenya Covid-19 cases up by 485

HEALTH & SCIENCE

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NUTRITION & WELLNESS

Social media got Kenyans consuming all manner of ‘Covid-19 concoctions’

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 5d ago

Social media got Kenyans consuming all manner of ‘Covid-19 concoctions’

Vegans got it wrong, meat’s the real thing!

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1w ago

Vegans got it wrong, meat’s the real thing!

Ticks affect not just milk, money, but school attendance also

By MERCY KAHENDA | 2w ago

Ticks affect not just milk, money, but school attendance also

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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

How to avoid Toxic Shock Syndrome

TSS can cause low blood pressure, kidney or liver failure, respiratory distress syndrome, heart failure.

By ROSA AGUTU | 5d ago

How to avoid Toxic Shock Syndrome

An idle uterus is a fibroid’s workshop

By ROSE MUKONYO | 1w ago

An idle uterus is a fibroid’s workshop

I am blood group O+…will you marry me?

By MERCY KAHENDA | 2w ago

I am blood group O+…will you marry me?

One million sanitary pads to fight period poverty, shaming

By ROSA AGUTU | 2w ago

One million sanitary pads to fight period poverty, shaming

Women bribing medics to remove coils, implants

By GATONYE GATHURA | 3w ago

Women bribing medics to remove coils, implants

Shame and neglect, my fistula experience

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Shame and neglect, my fistula experience

'After the surgery, I couldn’t eat or drink to avoid going to the toilet. I would wait the whole day for my mother to come and clean me up.'

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 3w ago

MPs push to streamline surrogacy

MPs push to streamline surrogacy

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By JUDAH BEN-HUR | 1mo ago

Why two or three years between births is recommended

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By GRAHAM KAJILWA | 7mos ago

Less sex linked to premature menopause

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

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THE STANDARD INSIDER

Fourth wave will leave hospitals gasping for air

Fourth wave will leave hospitals gasping for air

A sharp rise in patients needing medical oxygen likely to overwhelm facilities already reeling from biting shortages.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 6h ago

Mbagathi: Come for second Covid-19 jab... Sorry, we have none

Mbagathi: Come for second Covid-19 jab... Sorry, we have none

Hundreds of Kenyans being notified via text messages to go for their second Covid-19 vaccination are being turned away.

By ROSA AGUTU | 1d ago

Where goat intestines predict rains, raids, drought, diseases

Where goat intestines predict rains, raids, drought, diseases

By SAADA HASSAN | 5d ago

Men don’t fall sick, they just feel unwell

Men don’t fall sick, they just feel unwell

By RICHARD MUTAHI | 5d ago

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THE A - Z of Disease Podcast

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E-learning for paediatric surgery

Children

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Why I shared my breast milk with babies I never met

Why I shared my breast milk with babies I never met

Children

By GARDY CHACHA | 2mos ago

HIV generic drug for babies to be rolled out in Africa in 2021

HIV generic drug for babies to be rolled out in Africa in 2021

Benin, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda and Zimbabwe are due to receive the first tablets in the first half of 2021.

By REUTERS | 6mos ago

Infant jaundice: The harmless condition that can turn fatal

Children's Health

Jaundice occurs when the body has excess bilirubin, a yellow component of the red blood cells.

By KILLIAD SINIDE | 7mos ago

Boy, 7, gets hand reattached at KNH after being chopped off

Children's Health

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Infant deaths and miscarriages- Fathers mourn too

Children's Health

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