Fasting, faith & blood sugar: How to manage diabetes during Ramadhan
The commonest complication during fasting is low blood sugar, characterised by trembling, sweating, palpitations,…
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…
‘Trust the HPV vaccine’, government tells parents as cervical cancer plan rolls out nationally
Most women with cervical cancer in Kenya present in stages three and…
Moving less, eating worse: How early screening reverses spike in diabetes cases
‘If you are malnourished in childhood, the pancreas may not develop well,…
Door-to-door: How CHPs are winning war against maternal anaemia
‘Most women don’t even know they are anaemic until they start feeling…
Weak, Dizzy, Breathless: The silent threat of maternal anaemia and what helps
Four out of 10 pregnant women in Kenya are anaemic, with maternal…
Sweet Poison: WHO sounds warning over NCD crisis fuelled by cheap sugary drinks, alcohol
Despite the African region leading in taxing sugary drinks far higher than…
Leukaemia: A blood cancer explained
Gospel musician Betty Bayo and former MP for Makadara Dick Wathika succumbed to leukaemia, and Dr Elizabeth Kagotho,…
Childhood cancers are not spiritual curses, early detection saves lives
Childhood cancers often present with symptoms that mimic common illnesses like persistent infections, unexplained fever,…
