Omtatah, Cofek sue to block Kenya-USA health deal Transfer of sensitive Kenyan medical data to the USA has raised concerns over individual privacy, national sovereignty, and "irreversible harm."
Obese children officially outnumber starving ones for first time ever – Unicef Obesity increases the risk of developing insulin resistance, high blood pressure and other serious conditions.
PREMIUM Lamu celebrates historic victory as court blocks Sh200 billion coal plant When the government revealed plans to establish the coal-fired power plant in Lamu County in 2015, it received fierce resistance.
PREMIUM Why ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ is corporate gaslighting Compared to the scale of change we need, “reduce, reuse, recycle” falls short.
State now admits bottlenecks in bid to plant 15bn trees To hit 15 billion trees by 2032, Kenya needs to have planted about 4.11 million trees every day from 2022.
Keeping obesity at bay It is advisable to adopt a health plan that allows for gradual weight loss of about 0.5 to 1kg per week and that is sustainable over the long haul
Two new suspected cases of Mpox reported in Mombasa, Kilifi The Kilifi case was traced through contacts of the index patient.
Understanding low blood pressure If there is reduced blood supply to the brain and other organs, then symptoms such as dizziness, fainting attacks, feeling tired, headache, neck pain, confusion, blurred vision and abnormal heart...
Help! My wife blames me for her recurrent UTIs In most cases, the bacteria that cause UTIs are the ones that live in the intestines, and they can travel from the anus to the urethral opening
Doc, do muscle cramps signal a more serious problem? Dehydration and caffeine intake can also cause involuntary muscle spasms
The gradual loss of vision As the nerve fibres are destroyed, blind spots develop and the entire nerve is damaged, and then there is complete blindness in that eye
Bleeding after childbirth: What’s normal and what’s not The bleeding may be due to post-partum hemorrhage, which is abnormal or heavy bleeding within 24 hours to 12 weeks after giving birth
When a person’s blood is ‘excess’ and requires to be extracted There is a rare condition called polycythemia or erythrocytosis, where there is a high concentration of red blood cells in the blood
