392 people test positive for Covid-19 in last 24 hours

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Kenya has so far vaccinated 11.1 million people against Covid-19.

By BRIAN OKOTH | 40m ago

392 people test positive for Covid-19 in last 24 hours

Nomadic groups targeted as ministry steps up Covid vaccination

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Focus will be in the counties of Garissa, Isiolo, Lamu, Mandera, Marsabit, Tana River and Wajir.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 19h ago

Nomadic groups targeted as ministry steps up Covid vaccination

Experts warn Kenyans not to treat Covid-19 like seasonal flu

HEALTH & SCIENCE

The announcement was made a week after the country recorded more than 100 daily deaths.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 19h ago

With 500 gynaecologists, why can’t Kenya spare one for Wajir County?

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1d ago

Mother on edge as daughter is diagnosed with heart condition

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By DANIEL CHEGE | 1d ago

Eight-year-old, youngest patient to get a kidney transplant

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Eight-year-old, youngest patient to get a kidney transplant

The procedure is delicate given that children have tiny blood vessels.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1d ago

When patients with fractures kept laughing

HEALTH & SCIENCE

$When patients with fractures kept laughing$

Orthopedics is a rather chilled rotation. All you need is an X-ray and an implant, then they are good to go.

By OLIVER KIAYE | 1d ago

Stressed, angry? Try ‘Forest Bathing Therapy’

HEALTH & SCIENCE

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NUTRITION & WELLNESS

Is female fish sweeter?

By OLIVIA ODHIAMBO | 1mo ago

Is female fish sweeter?

H-Pylori: What is it? Its symptoms, dangers and treatment

By BETTY NJERU | 1mo ago

H-Pylori: What is it? Its symptoms, dangers and treatment

Careful! Diabetes leading cause of amputations

By MERCY KAHENDA | 2mos ago

Careful! Diabetes leading cause of amputations

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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Bungoma traditional midwife helping pregnant mothers for 40 years

Seventy-five-year-old Florence Nakhumicha from Sango village in Bungoma County has been a midwife since 1974.

By OMELO JULIET | 5d ago

Bungoma traditional midwife helping pregnant mothers for 40 years

All teenage girls should be vaccinated against cervical cancer

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1mo ago

All teenage girls should be vaccinated against cervical cancer

Nyanza MCAs fight for reproductive health bearing fruits

By MACTILDA MBENYWE | 1mo ago

Nyanza MCAs fight for reproductive health bearing fruits

Teenagers access to reproductive health products enhanced

By MACTILDA MBENYWE | 1mo ago

Teenagers access to reproductive health products enhanced

Pregnant smokers, alcoholics spiking preterm births in Nyanza

By MACTILDA MBENYWE | 2mos ago

Pregnant smokers, alcoholics spiking preterm births in Nyanza

Woman, better give birth in your 20s

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Woman, better give birth in your 20s

Past 43, the ageing process kicks in and the success of an IVF will be only five per cent as a woman’s egg quality starts deteriorating.

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 3mos ago

Even tip of nose can cause orgasm

Even tip of nose can cause orgasm

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 3mos ago

Ministry in plan to fund birth control from State coffers

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By IMAN MASUD | 3mos ago

Family planning uptake drops due to Covid-19

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By MERCY KAHENDA | 3mos ago

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THE STANDARD INSIDER

With 500 gynaecologists, why can’t Kenya spare one for Wajir County?

With 500 gynaecologists, why can’t Kenya spare one for Wajir County?

The doctor-patient ratio in Kenya is about 1:10,000, against the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendation of 1: 1,000.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1d ago

UTI in children: These are the red flags

UTI in children: These are the red flags

UTIs are common among boys and girls under one year, but as they grow older, more girls than boys are affected.

By ROSE MUKONYO | 1d ago

Why women have ‘pregnancy noses’

Why women have ‘pregnancy noses’

By ROSA AGUTU | 1d ago

Kenyan girl defies odds to make it big at US medical firm

Kenyan girl defies odds to make it big at US medical firm

By MERCY KAHENDA AND NIKKO TANUI | 2d ago

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Pneumonia Kenya’s leading killer disease in children

Pneumonia Kenya’s leading killer disease in children

Children

By MERCY KAHENDA | 2mos ago

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

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

Children's Health

By MERCY KAHENDA | 2mos ago

Kenya rolls out new polio vaccine amid new cases

Kenya rolls out new polio vaccine amid new cases

Kenya had been declared polio-free in 2005, but in 2018 the virus was detected in Nairobi’s Eastleigh.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 2mos ago

Beauty queen advocates for cleft lip cases

Children's Health

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 | 3mos ago

Asthma in children and what to look out for

Children's Health

By ROSE MUKONYO | 3mos ago

Atchooo! Why your child is down with flu

Children's Health

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