Burning issue: Kenyan smokers want to quit, will the law let them?
Nicotine activates reward pathways in the brain that influence motivation, pleasure, concentration and mood.…
Your baby’s first vaccines: The questions every new parent asks, answered
Private ‘baby-friendly’ vaccines get most of the attention. But Kenya's public immunisation programme…
Invisible, chronic, dismissed: Why Endometriosis takes ages to diagnose
Endometriosis affects 190 million women worldwide, yet most wait years - sometimes…
EXCLUSIVE | From ambulance bay to isolation ward: Inside Kenyatta National Hospital’s ‘Ebola Unit’
Treating Ebola is not simply a matter of isolation. The disease can…
Understanding Ebola Virus Disease: The symptoms, species, and science behind it
Although Ebola remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, experts say…
If you die, you won’t come home: Kenyan medics recall terror of West Africa’s worst Ebola disaster
In 2015, West Africa faced the largest Ebola outbreak in recorded history.…
Prof Scott Ratzan: Why communication is as powerful as medicine
He has spent three decades pushing for better health communication, and he…
Managing diabetes during Hajj: Here is what pilgrims should know
As 5,000 Kenyan pilgrims depart for Makkah, doctors warn that diabetes is one of…
From placenta to pressure: How hypertension in pregnancy triggers stillbirths, heart conditions
High blood pressure during pregnancy doesn't just go away after delivery; rather, it can…
SHA expands cancer cover to Ksh800,000, deliveries free at level 2-3 facilities
Annual cancer cover has increased from Ksh550,000 to Ksh800,000, giving patients who…
