HEALTH

Counties face probe over misuse of Sh7.7b Covid-related funds

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Auditor General’s special audit exposes widespread violation of procurement laws and awarding of contracts to non-prequalified bidders.

By MOSES NYAMORI AND BRIAN OTIENO | 4h ago

Counties face probe over misuse of Sh7.7b Covid-related funds

Board: No one has applied for Pfizer vaccine

HEALTH & SCIENCE

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has dismissed reports that the government plans to acquire Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

By MERCY KAHENDA | 4h ago

Board: No one has applied for Pfizer vaccine

Covid-19 jab: Can it affect women’s period cycle?

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Women across the world have reported altered menstrual cycles after getting vaccinated.

By DR MERCY KORIR | 4h ago

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

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By JAEL MBOGA | 10h ago

Why First borns are the height of mum’s petticoat

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By MERCY KAHENDA AND GRAHAM KAJILWA | 2d ago

Pandemic: I have never heard of ‘efficacious ugali’

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Pandemic: I have never heard of ‘efficacious ugali’

We have been forced to face plenty more sticky issues in our health sector, not necessarily Covid-19 related.

By DR DANIELLA MUNENE | 2d ago

Why Experts have beef with supermarket meat

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Why Experts have beef with supermarket meat

The common bacteria in supermarket meats is E. coli, which, though harmless, most times has strains that might cause abdominal pains

By DR MERCY KORIR | 2d ago

Digital parents: TV my dad, tablet my mum

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By GLORIA MILIMU | 2d 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

Counties face probe over misuse of Sh7.7b Covid-related funds

Counties face probe over misuse of Sh7.7b Covid-related funds

Auditor General’s special audit exposes widespread violation of procurement laws and awarding of contracts to non-prequalified bidders.

By MOSES NYAMORI AND BRIAN OTIENO | 4h ago

Covid-19 jab: Can it affect women’s period cycle?

Covid-19 jab: Can it affect women’s period cycle?

Women across the world have reported altered menstrual cycles after getting vaccinated.

By DR MERCY KORIR | 4h ago

Why First borns are the height of mum’s petticoat

Why First borns are the height of mum’s petticoat

By MERCY KAHENDA AND GRAHAM KAJILWA | 2d ago

Colon cancer: You can test negative… and have it

Colon cancer: You can test negative… and have it

By BERYL RINGOS | 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 | 1w 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