HEALTH

Kenya’s positivity rate now at 10.8% as 629 test positive for Covid-19

HEALTH & SCIENCE

The country’s total confirmed cases now stand at 152,523 against 1,611,679 cumulative tests.

By JAEL MBOGA | 1h ago

Kenya’s positivity rate now at 10.8% as 629 test positive for Covid-19

Why First borns are the height of mum’s petticoat

HEALTH & SCIENCE

One reason most firstborns, on average, are shorter, is nutrition, particularly breast feeding, whose inadequacy causes stunted growth

By MERCY KAHENDA AND GRAHAM KAJILWA | 1d ago

Why First borns are the height of mum’s petticoat

Colon cancer: You can test negative… and have it

HEALTH & SCIENCE

The cancer develops in a hollow bubble, unlike breast cancer, which can be felt.

By BERYL RINGOS | 1d ago

Pandemic: I have never heard of ‘efficacious ugali’

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By DR DANIELLA MUNENE | 1d ago

Why Experts have beef with supermarket meat

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By DR MERCY KORIR | 1d ago

Devolution conference postponed as counties bear brunt of third Covid-19 wave

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Devolution conference postponed as counties bear brunt of third Covid-19 wave

In Kakamega county, for instance, the government is spending Sh8 million each month, money that was not factored in the current budget.

By JAEL MBOGA | 23h ago

Nairobi leads counties in Covid-19 vaccination

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Nairobi leads counties in Covid-19 vaccination

In a statement issued on Monday, the Ministry of Health said Nairobi leads with 223, 992 vaccinations.

By TOO JARED | 1d ago

Patients, medics banked on Equity during pandemic

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By SPONSORED CONTENT | 1d ago

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NUTRITION & WELLNESS

Why kidney patients are now going to hospital late

By VERAH OKEYO AND MERCY KAHENDA | 3w ago

Why kidney patients are now going to hospital late

Awareness creation key in addressing kidney diseases

By LEE MWITI | 1mo ago

Awareness creation key in addressing kidney diseases

Three life stages when alcohol is likely to wreck the brain most

By KILLIAD SINIDE | 2mos ago

Three life stages when alcohol is likely to wreck the brain most

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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 | 1mo ago

Circumcision in younger boys causing fistula

Kenya’s adolescents lag behind as contraceptive use increases

By BELDEEN WALIAULA AND MERCY ADHIAMBO | 2mos ago

Kenya’s adolescents lag behind as contraceptive use increases

Poor girls sell sex to get money for sanitary products

By KIRSTEN KANJA | 4mos ago

Poor girls sell sex to get money for sanitary products

The toughest 9 months: I was pregnant with cancer

By JECKONIA OTIENO | 4mos ago

The toughest 9 months: I was pregnant with cancer

Pregnant women face corona in open wards

By MERCY KAHENDA | 5mos 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 | 5mos ago

Less sex linked to premature menopause

Less sex linked to premature menopause

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By NANCY NZALAMBI | 5mos ago

We need law to guard teen health - experts

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By JECKONIA OTIENO | 5mos ago

No more shame for girls during periods

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By MERCY KAHENDA | 5mos ago

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THE STANDARD INSIDER

Why First borns are the height of mum’s petticoat

Why First borns are the height of mum’s petticoat

One reason most firstborns, on average, are shorter, is nutrition, particularly breast feeding, whose inadequacy causes stunted growth

By MERCY KAHENDA AND GRAHAM KAJILWA | 1d ago

Colon cancer: You can test negative… and have it

Colon cancer: You can test negative… and have it

The cancer develops in a hollow bubble, unlike breast cancer, which can be felt.

By BERYL RINGOS | 1d ago

Why Experts have beef with supermarket meat

Why Experts have beef with supermarket meat

By DR MERCY KORIR | 1d ago

The inside story: How doctors removed cystic growth from a 68-year-old woman

The inside story: How doctors removed cystic growth from a 68-year-old woman

By MERCY KAHENDA | 5d 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 | 6d ago

Inside the world of a depressed child

Inside the world of a depressed child

Children's Health

By N. WAIGWA | 4mos 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 | 4mos 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 | 5mos ago

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

Children's Health

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 5mos ago

Infant deaths and miscarriages- Fathers mourn too

Children's Health

By ROSA AGUTU | 6mos ago