Dr Sharon Wambua

10 Articles

White Coats, Dark Habits: Why Kenyan medics abuse prescription drugs  

Research shows physicians, surgeons and pharmacists are addicted to morphine, codeine, fentanyl…

Bye Bye, Capsules: How to dump unused, expired medications at home

Majority of Kenyans keep, trash, flush, burn, bury and share unused or…

Maternity to Medals: How Kenya’s athletes break more world records after childbirth 

Pregnancy was once the career finish line of Kenyan athletes—until Catherine Ndereba…

Toxic Chicks: Why Kenya’s fried chicken is a looming health crisis

Research shows poultry farmers lace birds with antibiotics, which prevent infections, increase…

Emergency Contraception: How eating E-pills like chocolate affects ovulation & fertility    

Long-term misuse of Emergency Contraceptive Pills increases the risk of ovarian cysts,…

The Silent Pandemic: Hidden dangers of cheap ‘over the counter’ antibiotics 

A few days later, he went into septic shock and was admitted…

Professors, Pals & Pot: Here are the unlikely ‘weed’ suppliers in campus 

The 2024 Gen-Z protests sparked a curious trend: a surge in weed…

Slim at any Cost: Inside Kenya’s risky weight-loss craze… from liposuction to diabetes drugs 

Lucy Wambui died last October while undergoing liposuction surgery-which involves removal of…

Beauty or Baby? How cosmetics cause miscarriages, deformed births

Common pregnancy-related skin conditions include acne, stretch marks, hyperpigmentation and melasma or…

Capsules: Don’t swallow hype on dietary supplements 

In Kenya, use of dietary supplements has been popularized through social media…

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