Rise in human bird flu cases in China shows risk of fast-changing variants: experts

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Though the numbers are much lower than the hundreds infected with H7N9 in 2017, the infections are serious, leaving many critically ill

By REUTERS | 14h ago

Rise in human bird flu cases in China shows risk of fast-changing variants: experts

Ministry reveals top counties in vaccination exercise

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Some 151 more have tested positive for the virus from a sample size of 7,224 tested in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate is at 2.1 per cent.

By WINFREY OWINO | 10h ago

Ministry reveals top counties in vaccination exercise

Kenyans in rural Siaya keener on Covid jabs than urban Kibra

HEALTH & SCIENCE

The survey was conducted from April 21 to May 5 this year using randomly selected adults based infectious diseases surveillance (PBIDS) cohort in Nair

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1d ago

Covid-19: 29 in ICU, 81 recover as 16 people test positive

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By MIRERI JUNIOR | 1d ago

Government to spend Sh4.7 billion on breast cancer

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By KENNEDY GACHUHI | 1d ago

Covid paused flight of migratory birds

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Covid paused flight of migratory birds

Experts have now warned that in drought-stricken areas, migratory birds will further decline by 50 per cent in the next few months.

By MACTILDA MBENYWE | 2d ago

What drinking and smoking pregnant mothers do to their babies

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

What drinking and smoking pregnant mothers do to their babies

Genetics and environmental factors leading to infections can also contribute to birth defects.

By SAADA HASSAN | 1d ago

Journalists report Covid, but avoid the jab

HEALTH & SCIENCE

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Like most men, I didn’t believe I had breast cancer

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Like most men, I didn’t believe I had breast cancer

Lockdowns and poor diet led to spike of heart diseases

By JENIPHER WACHIE | 2w ago

Lockdowns and poor diet led to spike of heart diseases

Call for increased diet education to check non-communicable diseases

By BONIFACE GIKANDI | 3w ago

Call for increased diet education to check non-communicable diseases

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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

What drinking and smoking pregnant mothers do to their babies

Genetics and environmental factors leading to infections can also contribute to birth defects.

By SAADA HASSAN | 1d ago

What drinking and smoking pregnant mothers do to their babies

Why baby-making is as easy as ABC

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 2d ago

Why baby-making is as easy as ABC

The pill that postpones your menses: Is it harmful?

By JAEL MBOGA | 5d ago

The pill that postpones your menses: Is it harmful?

Steroids can cause shrunken testicles in men, experts warn

By ELVINCE JOSHUA | 2w ago

Steroids can cause shrunken testicles in men, experts warn

Woman, better give birth in your 20s

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 3w ago

Woman, better give birth in your 20s

Even tip of nose can cause orgasm

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Even tip of nose can cause orgasm

Performance anxiety for men ranges from worrying about the size of their member, and duration of sessions.

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 3w ago

Ministry in plan to fund birth control from State coffers

Ministry in plan to fund birth control from State coffers

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By IMAN MASUD | 1mo ago

Family planning uptake drops due to Covid-19

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1mo ago

Diani, where men line up at pharmacies to buy the morning after pill

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

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What drinking and smoking pregnant mothers do to their babies

What drinking and smoking pregnant mothers do to their babies

Genetics and environmental factors leading to infections can also contribute to birth defects.

By SAADA HASSAN | 1d ago

When evil eyes cause fever and swollen stomachs: Science or superstition?

When evil eyes cause fever and swollen stomachs: Science or superstition?

Experts dismiss the existence of the evil eye and its power to unleash diseases as mere traditional beliefs that do more harm than good.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1d ago

When the workplace is a mental prison

When the workplace is a mental prison

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1w ago

Men suffer ‘postpartum depression’ big time

Men suffer ‘postpartum depression’ big time

By GLORIA MILIMU | 1w ago

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When evil eyes cause fever and swollen stomachs: Science or superstition?

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Kenya rolls out new polio vaccine amid new cases

Kenya rolls out new polio vaccine amid new cases

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Beauty queen advocates for cleft lip cases

Beauty queen advocates for cleft lip cases

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Asthma in children and what to look out for

Children

Asthmatic symptoms like frequent coughing may worsen when the child has a viral infection.

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Atchooo! Why your child is down with flu

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