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Special Report: Working night shifts may cause heart diseases

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Adults are advised to sleep for between seven and eight hours a day. Children can sleep up to 10 hours, and take a nap during the day.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 13h ago
Special Report: Working night shifts may cause heart diseases

Sniffer dogs detecting Covid-19 cases at airports

HEALTH & SCIENCE

If one of the dogs sits after sniffing a mask at the checkpoint, the next step is for the mask owner to be tested.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 13h ago
Sniffer dogs detecting Covid-19 cases at airports

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 MERCY KAHENDA | 1d ago
Women main victims of ‘punishment burns’
HEALTH & SCIENCE

By ROSA AGUTU | 1d ago
Tilapia skin now treating burns
HEALTH & SCIENCE

By MACTILDA MBENYWE | 1d ago

Family planning uptake drops due to Covid-19

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Family planning uptake drops due to Covid-19

Report shows contraceptives use dropped from 5.4 million in 2019, to 5 million last year.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1d ago

Tongue piercings can fill brain with pus, cause Herpes

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Tongue piercings can fill brain with pus, cause Herpes

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

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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 | 1d ago
Ministry in plan to fund birth control from State coffers
Family planning uptake drops due to Covid-19

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1d ago
Family planning uptake drops due to Covid-19
Diani, where men line up at pharmacies to buy the morning after pill

By TOBIAS CHANJI | 2d ago
Diani, where men line up at pharmacies to buy the morning after pill
Lack of contraceptives linked to increased maternal deaths

By JAEL MBOGA | 2d ago
Lack of contraceptives linked to increased maternal deaths
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

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Yes! Bedroom inactivity is a health hazard

Insecurities, according to Prof Osur, also occur when men worry about their ‘bed scores’ and how their partners view them.

By AYOKI ONYANGO | 2w ago
Legalise safe abortions, once and for all
Legalise safe abortions, once and for all
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Pregnant or breastfeeding? Get your Covid-19 jab
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Special Report: Working night shifts may cause heart diseases  
Special Report: Working night shifts may cause heart diseases

Adults are advised to sleep for between seven and eight hours a day. Children can sleep up to 10 hours, and take a nap during the day.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 13h ago
Sniffer dogs detecting Covid-19 cases at airports

Sniffer dogs detecting Covid-19 cases at airports 

If one of the dogs sits after sniffing a mask at the checkpoint, the next step is for the mask owner to be tested.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 13h ago
Tilapia skin now treating burns
Tilapia skin now treating burns 

By MACTILDA MBENYWE | 1d ago
Tongue piercings can fill brain with pus, cause Herpes
Tongue piercings can fill brain with pus, cause Herpes 

By KAGAI REUBEN | 1d ago
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Mum’s Fear: Go for measles jab and get Covid!
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If child is sick, was father unfaithful?
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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 | 4w 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

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3.5 million children to get jab against killer measles
Children's Health

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