New polio vaccine to save millions of children from fresh outbreaks

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Kenya was certified poliovirus free in 2005, but suffered a setback in 2018 after live viruses were found in samples collected within Nairobi.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 10h ago

New polio vaccine to save millions of children from fresh outbreaks

Nairobi leads in number of fully vaccinated as Covid-19 cases up by 67

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Nairobi led in the total county cumulative trends and proportion of fully vaccinated

By JAEL MBOGA | 43m ago

Nairobi leads in number of fully vaccinated as Covid-19 cases up by 67

The pill that postpones your menses: is it harmful?

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

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

By JAEL MBOGA | 20m ago

Kenya’s positivity rate now at 2 per cent as 117 test positive for Covid-19

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By JAEL MBOGA | 1d ago

When the workplace is a mental prison

MENTAL HEALTH

By MERCY KAHENDA | 3d ago

Stardom comes with demons

MENTAL HEALTH

Stardom comes with demons

There are only three destinations for an alcoholic: Rehab, jail or death- Olympian Wilfred Bungei

By ROSA AGUTU | 3d ago

What not to tell the bereaved

MENTAL HEALTH

What not to tell the bereaved

While some believe grief has no formula, it does have stages: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.

By ROSA AGUTU | 3d ago

Climate crisis triggers depression

MENTAL HEALTH

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NUTRITION & WELLNESS

Lockdowns and poor diet led to spike of heart diseases

By JENIPHER WACHIE | 1w ago

Lockdowns and poor diet led to spike of heart diseases

Call for increased diet education to check non-communicable diseases

By BONIFACE GIKANDI | 2w ago

Call for increased diet education to check non-communicable diseases

This is how your metabolism changes throughout your life

By WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM | 3w ago

This is how your metabolism changes throughout your life

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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 | 20m 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 | 3w 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 | 3w 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 | 3w ago

Lack of contraceptives linked to increased maternal deaths

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By JAEL MBOGA | 3w ago

Teen mums are between ‘Narok and a hard place’

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

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THE STANDARD INSIDER

When the workplace is a mental prison

When the workplace is a mental prison

Most workplaces were made worse by the pandemic that came with the death of colleagues, massive pay cuts, layoffs, auctions and loan call-backs.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 3d ago

Men suffer ‘postpartum depression’ big time

Men suffer ‘postpartum depression’ big time

Experts say cooperation between spouses is critical in dealing with stress triggers and unlike maternal postpartum depression.

By GLORIA MILIMU | 3d ago

Stardom comes with demons

Stardom comes with demons

By ROSA AGUTU | 3d ago

Men's grief following pregnancy loss, neonatal death

Men's grief following pregnancy loss, neonatal death

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 5d ago

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