‘Just take ibuprofen’: The hidden risks, high costs of self-medication in Kenya
Patients who self-medicate often use strong painkillers to hide early symptoms, delaying…
Listening as medicine: How patients’ stories result in better treatment
Medics often ignore a patient’s narration of worries, culture and stress, yet their hypertension…
How holidays become recipe for cholera, emergencies and pharmacy queues
High consumption of fatty foods increases demand for stomach relievers, while excessive alcohol intake…
Bride price refund: How it can chain women into abuse and ill health
What you once knew as a cultural symbol of honour has now…
Why leasing pharmacy license is criminal, risks lives and shut down
Leasing a pharmacy license is not a clever side hustle as it…
Brutal Math: How a woman’s biology, male power fuel HIV infections
Many women feel powerless asking a man to use a condom, get…
Not her fault: How poor sperm quality leads to miscarriages
If a man’s sperm has damaged or broken DNA, the embryo is…
Beyond the Myths: The truth about pregnancy, paracetamol and autism
For you, as a pregnant woman, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB)…
Pesticide Laundering: How banned chemicals sneak into your maize meal, bread, potatoes, vegetables
John Kiunjuri mixed herbicides for years without gloves or mask and now…
How health insurance can pay for flu, colds at the chemist
A ‘Pharmacy First’ system where chemists handle minor ailments with insurance coverage…
