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Maternal vaccine to curb stillbirths, preterm babies now within reach
Instead of catching Group B Streptococcus (GBS) bacteria during labour, a vaccine given…
From routine surgery to fatal infection: Kenya’s battle with antibiotic resistance
AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites stop responding to medicines…
Geography of pain: Why Kenyans rush to herbalists, not hospitals, after snakebite
Limping to traditional healers feeds a silent epidemic claiming 4,000 lives and…
Why SHA needs urgent reboot to save Kenyans’ lives
Unlicensed clinics thrive when people lack access to proper care or can't…
Meat, Milk & Eggs: How Kenya’s small-scale farmers sit at the frontline of antimicrobial resistance
Humans, animals, and the environment share microbes, medicines, and health outcomes; fixing…
Less time, less pain: New radiotherapy technology sparks hope for cancer patients
Prostate cancer patients required up to eight weeks of radiotherapy, but with the new…
H. pylori, alcohol and smoking linked to rising cancer risk in Kenya, new study shows
Kenya records about 44,726 new cancer cases every year, with approximately 29,317…
How Kenya can still win the fight against antimicrobial resistance
Experts say that patients can still access powerful antibiotics over the counter…
Logging off: Why some Kenyans are collapsing in tree-hugging marathons
Pastor James Irungu's marathon tree hug for cancer awareness ended after 79…
