Government increases surveillance against new Covid-19 variant

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Mochache said the government was not taking chances to ensure all citizens were safe from the new variant.

By EDWIN NYARANGI | 7h ago

Government increases surveillance against new Covid-19 variant

Covid-19: ICU cases drop to five as 11 test positive in last 24 hours

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By MIRERI JUNIOR | 4h ago

Covid-19: ICU cases drop to five as 11 test positive in last 24 hours

Omicron: There will be no lockdowns over Covid variant - PS Mochache

HEALTH & SCIENCE

The government is adopting precautionary measures to ensure the new variant of Covid-19 does not interrupt the economy.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 5h ago

31 patients recover from Covid-19, infections up by 36

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By BETTY NJERU | 1d ago

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

NUTRITION & WELLNESS

By BETTY NJERU | 1d ago

Parents to give permission before children receive Covid-19 vaccine

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Parents to give permission before children receive Covid-19 vaccine

Vaccinated children develop strong immune responses to Covi-19, which means fewer will get the disease.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 2d ago

South Africa Covid variant: Health Ministry calls for enhanced surveillance

HEALTH & SCIENCE

South Africa Covid variant: Health Ministry calls for enhanced surveillance

Health ministry warns of Covid-19 surge, says vaccine-resistant South Africa variant easily transmissible; urges caution, thorough screening at entry

By BETTY NJERU | 2d ago

Reducing open defecation in Nyanza cut cholera outbreaks, created jobs

HEALTH & SCIENCE

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NUTRITION & WELLNESS

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

By BETTY NJERU | 1d ago

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

Careful! Diabetes leading cause of amputations

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1w ago

Careful! Diabetes leading cause of amputations

I had metastatic cancer, health cover had expired

By KEPHER OTIENO | 1w ago

I had metastatic cancer, health cover had expired

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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Pregnant smokers, alcoholics spiking preterm births in Nyanza

Premature, also known as preterm birth, is when a baby is born too early, before 37 weeks of pregnancy have been completed.

By MACTILDA MBENYWE | 1w ago

Pregnant smokers, alcoholics spiking preterm births in Nyanza

What drinking and smoking pregnant mothers do to their babies

By SAADA HASSAN | 1mo ago

What drinking and smoking pregnant mothers do to their babies

Why baby-making is as easy as ABC

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 1mo ago

Why baby-making is as easy as ABC

The pill that postpones your menses: Is it harmful?

By JAEL MBOGA | 1mo ago

The pill that postpones your menses: Is it harmful?

Steroids can cause shrunken testicles in men, experts warn

By ELVINCE JOSHUA | 1mo ago

Steroids can cause shrunken testicles in men, experts warn

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 | 1mo ago

Even tip of nose can cause orgasm

Even tip of nose can cause orgasm

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 1mo ago

Ministry in plan to fund birth control from State coffers

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By IMAN MASUD | 2mos ago

Family planning uptake drops due to Covid-19

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By MERCY KAHENDA | 2mos ago

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THE STANDARD INSIDER

Why Sunday worst day for heart attack

Why Sunday worst day for heart attack

With the scarcity of specialists and reduced onsite staffing, most weekends increases the time taken to attend to patients.

By AYOKI ONYANGO | 6d ago

High Blood Pressure: Beware of ringing ears, endless headaches, racing heart

High Blood Pressure: Beware of ringing ears, endless headaches, racing heart

Lifestyle is commonly related to having increased weight, eating unhealthy diet, taking a lot of salt in food and lack of exercise.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1w ago

Why men avoid doctors like the plague

Why men avoid doctors like the plague

By PETER MUIRURI | 1w ago

Promiscuity: Nairobi girls take the biscuit

Promiscuity: Nairobi girls take the biscuit

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 1w 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 | 2w ago

How new mothers have helped reduce stunted growth

How new mothers have helped reduce stunted growth

Children

By OLIVIA ODHIAMBO | 4w ago

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 | 1mo ago

Kenya rolls out new polio vaccine amid new cases

Children

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

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1mo ago

Beauty queen advocates for cleft lip cases

Children

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Asthma in children and what to look out for

Children

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