Mum’s Fear: Go for measles jab and get Covid!

CHILDREN

In 2018, more than 5,500 children countrywide missed out on vaccination, a challenge linked to interruptions in service delivery.

By JANE MUGAMBI | 7h ago

Mum’s Fear: Go for measles jab and get Covid!

Tongue piercings can fill brain with pus, cause Herpes

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Oral piercings are common among young adults, who use them mainly for self-expression, to boost their self-esteem.

By KAGAI REUBEN | 7h ago

Tongue piercings can fill brain with pus, cause Herpes

Blurred vision, rubbing eyes, could be keratoconus

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Keratoconus can be genetic but not hereditary and treatments focuses on the correction of vision depending on its stage.

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 7h ago

Ministry in plan to fund birth control from State coffers

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By IMAN MASUD | 7h ago

Family planning uptake drops due to Covid-19

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By MERCY KAHENDA | 7h ago

Covid-19: 505 recover as Kenya records 69 new infections

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Covid-19: 505 recover as Kenya records 69 new infections

Ministry says the total number of vaccines administered so far in the country stands at 3,613,357

By MIRERI JUNIOR | 14h ago

Lack of contraceptives linked to increased maternal deaths

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Lack of contraceptives linked to increased maternal deaths

UN says if women in developing countries use modern contraceptives, maternal deaths would be reduced.

By JAEL MBOGA | 18h ago

Court throws out laws limiting top jobs to doctors

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By KAMAU MUTHONI | 1d ago

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What could go wrong during breastfeeding?

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World Breastfeeding week: Kenyan men who suckle breast milk

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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Ministry in plan to fund birth control from State coffers

These measures would ensure the long-term viability of Kenya's family planning services.

By IMAN MASUD | 7h ago

Ministry in plan to fund birth control from State coffers

Family planning uptake drops due to Covid-19

By MERCY KAHENDA | 7h ago

Family planning uptake drops due to Covid-19

Teen mums are between ‘Narok and a hard place’

By ROBERT KIPLAGAT | 1w ago

Teen mums are between ‘Narok and a hard place’

Yes! Bedroom inactivity is a health hazard

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Yes! Bedroom inactivity is a health hazard

Legalise safe abortions, once and for all

By BETRAM OUMA ODHIAMBO | 1w ago

Legalise safe abortions, once and for all

Pregnant or breastfeeding? Get your Covid-19 jab

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Pregnant or breastfeeding? Get your Covid-19 jab

Recent data have demonstrated that pregnant women are more likely to have severe Covid disease, including an increased risk of ICU admission and death

By DR KIREKI OMANWA | 1mo ago

What is the way forward for Bill on reproductive health services?

What is the way forward for Bill on reproductive health services?

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By GARDY CHACHA | 1mo ago

Nearly 5 million fewer girls to be born worldwide over next 10 years: study

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By AFP | 1mo ago

We must invest in sex education to save adolescents

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By BETRAM ODHIAMBO | 1mo ago

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Mental patients: Police should throw away the colonial rule book

Mental patients: Police should throw away the colonial rule book

A report reveals that upon arrest, suspects are taken to psychiatric facilities as patients even when they do not need medical attention.

By KAMAU MUTHONI | 5d ago

Don’t judge me! 52-year-old woman explains why she chose a sperm donor

Don’t judge me! 52-year-old woman explains why she chose a sperm donor

Thanks to science, it is now possible for women to conceive after menopause or postpone their childbearing to a later date.

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 5d ago

Stressed? Have sweet potatoes, green tea

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Mum’s Fear: Go for measles jab and get Covid!

Mum’s Fear: Go for measles jab and get Covid!

Children

By JANE MUGAMBI | 7h ago

If child is sick, was father unfaithful?

If child is sick, was father unfaithful?

Children

By ROSE MUKONYO | 6d ago

Children are better off with educated mums

Children are better off with educated mums

A study published in Lancet linked educational level of parents with under-five child mortality, with mother education emerging as a strong predictor.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 3w ago

'Children at higher risk of getting Delta variant'

Children's Health

Children and adolescents are vulnerable to the deadly Covid-19 Delta variant ravaging western Kenya.

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 2mos ago

Shortage of HIV testing kits risk infections of newborns

Children's Health

By MERCY KAHENDA | 2mos ago

3.5 million children to get jab against killer measles

Children's Health

By MERCY KAHENDA | 3mos ago