HEALTH

Phone app that helps patients manage blood pressure levels

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Those living with diabetes and hypertension don't have to make the long journeys to and from hospitals as the tests are done at home.

By STEPHEN NZIOKA | 18h ago

Phone app that helps patients manage blood pressure levels

Brace for spike in coronavirus cases in July

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Trends of coronavirus infections show a spike in cases every three months, with corresponding fatalities.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 15h ago

Brace for spike in coronavirus cases in July

Alzheimer’s: Mum has to be bathed, dressed and reminded to eat

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Alzheimer’s and its associated problems bring prolonged grief to those around the patient.

By DR MERCY DECHE | 14h ago

Some hospitals abroad equal Kenya’s Level Fours

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By MERCY KAHENDA | 12h ago

Snake bites cause kidney failure, blindness, deformity and death

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By MERCY KAHENDA | 12h ago

At one, my baby needed Sh8 million liver transplant

HEALTH & SCIENCE

At one, my baby needed Sh8 million liver transplant

Medics said the baby “had a high level of bilirubin which only meant she was jaundiced” from her liver failing to efficiently process red blood cells.

By ESTHER DIANAH | 13h ago

Hey men, hymen has nothing to do with women's virginity

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Hey men, hymen has nothing to do with women's virginity

The best way of knowing about a woman's sexual exploration is by asking her.

By ROSA AGUTU | 1d ago

Two die, 86 test positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By WINFREY OWINO | 1d ago

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NUTRITION & WELLNESS

We are financially malnourished, cry nutritionists

By CHEBET BIRIR | 2w ago

We are financially malnourished, cry nutritionists

Drugs residue in livestock products high

By ANTONY GITONGA | 2w ago

Drugs residue in livestock products high

That green sukuma wiki could be from ‘sewer shamba’

By AYOKI ONYANGO | 3w ago

That green sukuma wiki could be from ‘sewer shamba’

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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Circumcision in younger boys causing fistula

Medics say younger boys are more vulnerable due to their immature genitalia and skin and could affect future sex and reproductive function.

By GATONYE GATHURA | 2mos ago

Circumcision in younger boys causing fistula

Kenya’s adolescents lag behind as contraceptive use increases

By BELDEEN WALIAULA AND MERCY ADHIAMBO | 3mos ago

Kenya’s adolescents lag behind as contraceptive use increases

Poor girls sell sex to get money for sanitary products

By KIRSTEN KANJA | 5mos ago

Poor girls sell sex to get money for sanitary products

The toughest 9 months: I was pregnant with cancer

By JECKONIA OTIENO | 5mos ago

The toughest 9 months: I was pregnant with cancer

Pregnant women face corona in open wards

By MERCY KAHENDA | 6mos ago

Pregnant women face corona in open wards

Why two or three years between births is recommended

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Why two or three years between births is recommended

Ask a doc

By GRAHAM KAJILWA | 6mos ago

Less sex linked to premature menopause

Less sex linked to premature menopause

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By NANCY NZALAMBI | 6mos ago

We need law to guard teen health - experts

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By JECKONIA OTIENO | 6mos ago

No more shame for girls during periods

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By MERCY KAHENDA | 6mos ago

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THE STANDARD INSIDER

Alzheimer’s: Mum has to be bathed, dressed and reminded to eat

Alzheimer’s: Mum has to be bathed, dressed and reminded to eat

Alzheimer’s and its associated problems bring prolonged grief to those around the patient.

By DR MERCY DECHE | 14h ago

Teacher by profession, mortician by passion

Teacher by profession, mortician by passion

Mortician says it gives her great joy to bring comfort and closure to relatives of the departed.

By CHEBET BIRIR | 2d ago

As schools reopen, just know Covid-19 is now airborne

As schools reopen, just know Covid-19 is now airborne

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 5d ago

Life with Lupus is a daily battle within my body

Life with Lupus is a daily battle within my body

By PROF FELICIA ARUDO YIEKE | 1w ago

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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's Health

By GARDY CHACHA | 1mo ago

Inside the world of a depressed child

Inside the world of a depressed child

Children's Health

By N. WAIGWA | 5mos 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 | 5mos 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 | 6mos ago

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

Children's Health

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 6mos ago

Infant deaths and miscarriages- Fathers mourn too

Children's Health

By ROSA AGUTU | 6mos ago

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