Why northern counties have high prevalence of birth defects Illiteracy, environmental factors such as persistent droughts that often cause malnutrition, poor nutrition and poor maternal health-seeking behaviours, blamed
Everything you need to know about your gut A new craze is cropping up online about the gut’s health and lately, content creators on TikTok and YouTube are amassing a huge following by sharing insights about what Enders classified as the...
Silent killer: Kenyans struggle with daily dose of toxic air A killer is stalking our streets and homes. Slowly and silently, it has turned the air we breathe into a cocktail of toxins that are penetrating deep inside our lungs, leading to a wide range of...
COP28: Big win for African countries The final text takes significant steps forward and steps towards the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions.
Why Dadaab refugee camp topped COP28 food system agenda Dadaab refugee camp is home to more than 300,000 refugees who fled civil war in neighbouring Somalia.
Keeping obesity at bay It is advisable to adopt a health plan that allows for gradual weight loss of about 0.5 to 1kg per week and that is sustainable over the long haul
Understanding low blood pressure If there is reduced blood supply to the brain and other organs, then symptoms such as dizziness, fainting attacks, feeling tired, headache, neck pain, confusion, blurred vision and abnormal heart...
Help! My wife blames me for her recurrent UTIs In most cases, the bacteria that cause UTIs are the ones that live in the intestines, and they can travel from the anus to the urethral opening
Doc, do muscle cramps signal a more serious problem? Dehydration and caffeine intake can also cause involuntary muscle spasms
The gradual loss of vision As the nerve fibres are destroyed, blind spots develop and the entire nerve is damaged, and then there is complete blindness in that eye
Bleeding after childbirth: What’s normal and what’s not The bleeding may be due to post-partum hemorrhage, which is abnormal or heavy bleeding within 24 hours to 12 weeks after giving birth
When a person’s blood is ‘excess’ and requires to be extracted There is a rare condition called polycythemia or erythrocytosis, where there is a high concentration of red blood cells in the blood
When a child is jumpy and unable to focus Dear doctor, My son is nine years old and in Class Four. When he was three, he was diagnosed with ADHD. I thought it would go away as he grew older, but he still has many of the same symptoms...
