One in two Kenyan women aged 20-49 now face higher cancer risk linked to obesity
Women face higher rates because excess fat drives oestrogen-related cancers, with nearly two-thirds of these…
More than a mother’s effort: Why successful breastfeeding takes a whole health system
As Kenya celebrates gains in exclusive breastfeeding, experts say the next milestone…
How my battle with obesity became my biggest mission
Stephen Ogweno becomes the first African to win the World Obesity Federation's…
The longest shadow: How childhood hunger shapes brain health decades later
A landmark Kenyan brain study finds childhood malnutrition may harm ageing minds…
How misusing asthma, diabetes & livestock drugs as slimming pills could land you in ICU
Diabetes drugs are designed to fix imbalances in people with serious metabolic…
Half of Kenya’s university students are battling mental health disorders, landmark study finds
Eating disorders, comprising binge eating, purging behaviours and bulimia, are the largest single…
From dust to dinner: Why pregnant women are swapping soil for spinach
In Western Kenya, a quiet revolution is taking root-one vegetable at a…
Fasting, faith & blood sugar: How to manage diabetes during Ramadhan
The commonest complication during fasting is low blood sugar, characterised by trembling, sweating, palpitations,…
Hope for Tiny Hearts: County acts to combat childhood heart diseases
SHA covers hospital accommodation charges and open-heart surgery up to a maximum…
Door-to-door: How CHPs are winning war against maternal anaemia
‘Most women don’t even know they are anaemic until they start feeling…
