HEALTH

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

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Beatrice Nanjala’s tumour had three litres of fluid equal to someone having two heads.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 10h ago

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

Why I shared my breast milk with babies I never met

CHILDREN'S HEALTH

How mother of two turned what started as extra bags of milk in her freezer into a philanthropic mission.

By GARDY CHACHA | 1d ago

Why I shared my breast milk with babies I never met

More men have been vaccinated against Covid-19 compared to women

HEALTH & SCIENCE

The total doses distributed to the nine regional stores are 999,000.

By JAEL MBOGA | 16h ago

‘Don’t fear the blood clots or second dose’

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By MERCY KAHENDA | 2d ago

What it means to live on medical oxygen

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By KENNEDY GACHUHI | 2d ago

When you have to live on medical oxygen all your life

HEALTH & SCIENCE

When you have to live on medical oxygen all your life

The family cannot afford the cost of seeing a pulmonologist and is now stuck with the oxygen cylinder

By KENNEDY GACHUHI | 2d ago

Australia reports second Astrazeneca blood clot case, vaccine rollout steady

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Australia reports second Astrazeneca blood clot case, vaccine rollout steady

The COVID-19 vaccines of Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca use an adenovirus, a harmless class of common-cold viruses.

By REUTERS | 1d ago

U.S. calls for pause on Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By REUTERS | 1d ago

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NUTRITION & WELLNESS

Why kidney patients are now going to hospital late

By VERAH OKEYO AND MERCY KAHENDA | 2w 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

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

Beatrice Nanjala’s tumour had three litres of fluid equal to someone having two heads.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 10h ago

Why I shared my breast milk with babies I never met

Why I shared my breast milk with babies I never met

How mother of two turned what started as extra bags of milk in her freezer into a philanthropic mission.

By GARDY CHACHA | 1d ago

When you have to live on medical oxygen all your life

When you have to live on medical oxygen all your life

By KENNEDY GACHUHI | 2d ago

Kenyan hospitals turn into medical 'detention camps

Kenyan hospitals turn into medical 'detention camps

By MERCY KAHENDA | 2d 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 | 1d 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 | 5mos ago