Over 3,500 people get free oral health care in Mars Wrigley, KDA outreach
NAIROBI, KENYA-MARCH, 20, 2025—Over 3,500 people across three different counties benefited from free dental services during a four-day dental outreach organised by Mars Wrigley, the…
EMOTIONAL PAIN
Emotional pain is a complex issue impacting mental and physical health.Emotional pain is a type of distress that’s linked not a physical cause but…
4 Simple Things You Should Do Before Bed for Quality Sleep
4 Simple Things You Should Do Before Bed for Quality Sleep A good night’s sleep is essential for overall health, yet many people struggle…
10 Small Changes You Should Make for a Healthier Lifestyle
10 Small Changes You Should Make for a Healthier Lifestyle Improving your health doesn’t require drastic changes—all it takes is small, consistent steps. By making…
5 Things You Should Do Every Morning for a Healthier Life
5 Things You Should Do Every Morning for a Healthier Life Mornings set the tone for the rest of the day, and the habits…
6 Habits You Should Avoid for Better Well-being
6 Habits You Should Avoid for Better Well-being Your daily habits shape your long-term health. While good habits promote wellness, bad ones can silently…
PRE ECLAMPSIA
Pre eclampsia is a serious medical condition that occur about midway through pregnancy (after 20 weeks ). People with pre eclampsia experience high blood…
DIARRHOEAL DISEASE
Diarrhoea can last several days and can leave the body without the water and salts that are necessary for survival.In the past ,for most people,severe…
HELICOBACTER PYLORI
Also known as H.pylori It occurs when the helicobacter pylori bacteria infect your stomach .H.pylori is a common type of bacteria that grows in the…
Why private health insurance is the smart choice
NAIROBI, KENYA-MARCH, 5TH, 2025— In Kenya, the spirit of Harambee, pulling together to support one another is deeply embedded in our culture. Whether in villages…
CHICKEN POX
Chicken pox ,also called varicella ,is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella – zooster virus .This virus is a member of the herpes…
Gut Health 101: Why Your Digestive System Holds the Key to Well-Being
Gut Health 101: Why Your Digestive System Holds the Key to Well-Being Your gut is home to trillions of bacteria that affect digestion, immunity,…
The Best Morning Routine for a Healthier, More Productive Day
The Best Morning Routine for a Healthier, More Productive Day How you start your morning sets the tone for your entire day. Instead of…
Hydration Matters: How Drinking Water Transforms Your Health
Hydration Matters: How Drinking Water Transforms Your Health Water is the most underrated health booster. Your body is about 60% water, and every system…
Why a Good Night’s Sleep is More Important Than You Think
Why a Good Night’s Sleep is More Important Than You Think We often sacrifice sleep for work, entertainment, or social media, thinking we can…
Boost Your Immune System Naturally with These Superfoods
Boost Your Immune System Naturally with These Superfoods Your immune system is your body’s defense mechanism against infections, and keeping it strong is essential…
The Hidden Dangers of Processed Foods – What You Need to Know
The Hidden Dangers of Processed Foods – What You Need to Know Processed foods are everywhere—snacks, frozen meals, fast food, and even “healthy” products….
10 Everyday Habits That Secretly Harm Your Health
10 Everyday Habits That Secretly Harm Your Health You might be harming your health without even realizing it! Some daily habits seem harmless but…
South Sudan faces deadly cholera outbreak, funding shortfalls threaten response
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN – 27 FEB 2025 –South Sudan is facing an alarming cholera outbreak, with over 26,800 infections and 455 deaths across 39 counties…
GONORRHOEA
Gonorrhoea is a preventable and curable sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium (Neisseria gonorrhoea),which is primarily transmitted through vaginal,oral or anal sex.Gonorrhoea is a…
DEPRESSIVE DISORDER (DEPRESSION)
Depression is a common mental disorder.It involves a depressed mood or loss of pleasure or interest in activities for long period of time . Depression…
HYPERTENSION
Hypertension (high blood pressure)is when the pressure in yiur blood vessel is too high (140/90mmhg or higher).It is common but can be serious if not…
HEALTHY DIET
A healthy diet helps to protect against malnutrition in all it’s forms,as well as non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including diabetes ,heart disease,stroke and cancer. Unhealthy diet…
10 Foods That Improve Brain Function & Memory
10 Foods That Improve Brain Function & Memory Your brain is the control center of your body, responsible for thinking, memory, focus, and emotions….
7 Morning Habits That Will Change Your Life
7 Morning Habits That Will Change Your Life The way you start your morning sets the tone for your entire day. If you wake…
8 Signs Your Body is Dehydrated (Even If You Don’t Feel Thirsty!)
8 Signs Your Body is Dehydrated (Even If You Don’t Feel Thirsty!) Most people think dehydration only happens when you feel thirsty, but that’s…
5 Sleep Mistakes That Are Ruining Your Health
5 Sleep Mistakes That Are Ruining Your Health Are you struggling with poor sleep, waking up groggy, or feeling drained even after 8 hours…
5 Health Benefits of Velvet Tamarind
5 Health Benefits of Velvet Tamarind The Velvet Tamarind (Dialium guineense), often called “licky licky” in some regions, is a small, dark-colored fruit with…
7 Reasons Why Juicing May Not Be as Healthy as You Think
7 Reasons Why Juicing May Not Be as Healthy as You Think Juicing has become a go-to health trend, with many people believing it’s…
The Impact of Cancer: A Personal Reflection
I wish to address a particularly distressing reality regarding cancer, a disease that has affected my life profoundly through the loss of four close…
10 Foods That Help Fight Inflammation
10 Foods That Help Fight Inflammation Inflammation is the body’s natural response to injury and infection, but chronic inflammation can contribute to serious health issues…
WHO launches groundbreaking Ebola vaccination trial in Uganda
The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with Uganda’s Ministry of Health and global health partners, has initiated the first-ever clinical trial for a vaccine…
Could peripheral neuropathy be stopped before it starts?
An increase in high-fat, high-fructose foods in people’s diets has contributed to a dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes. This, in turn, has led to…
IR Sant Pau study reveals immune system’s crucial role in ALS at cellular level
A team of researchers from the Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau) has published a study in the Journal of Neuroinflammation that, for the…
Designing antivirals for shape-shifting viruses
Viruses, like those that cause COVID-19 or HIV, are formidable opponents once they invade our bodies. Antiviral treatments strive to block a virus or halt…
New antibody discovery platform can inform Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
In diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, specific proteins misfold and clump together, forming toxic aggregates that damage brain cells. The process of proteins spontaneously clumping…
Scientists discover mechanism driving molecular network formation
Covalent bonding is a widely understood phenomenon that joins the atoms of a molecule by a shared electron pair. But in nature, patterns of molecules…
New ACS study finds menthol flavored cigarette smoking increases mortality risk vs. non-menthol cigarettes
In a large, nationwide study led by the American Cancer Society (ACS), researchers found mortality risks for smoking menthol cigarettes were higher than non-menthol cigarettes…
Critical gaps in research hinder breast cancer screening for Black women
Black women in the UK face a disproportionately higher risk of dying from breast cancer, often diagnosed at later stages with more aggressive forms of…
Scientists find new biomarker that predicts cancer aggressiveness
Using a new technology and computational method, researchers from Fred Hutch Cancer Center and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have uncovered a…
A new switch for the cell therapies of the future
The body regulates its metabolism precisely and continuously, with specialised cells in the pancreas constantly monitoring the amount of sugar in the blood, for example….
Research suggests comprehensive CT scans may help identify atherosclerosis among lung cancer patients
Several cardiovascular risk factors, such as advanced age and smoking history, are prevalent among lung cancer patients at the time of the diagnosis and increase…
New study adds to evidence of stroke and heart attack risk with some hormonal contraceptives
Certain hormonal contraceptives are associated with a higher stroke and heart attack risk, finds a large study from Denmark in The BMJ today that draws on prescription…
Lung cancer cells can go ‘off grid’
Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute have found that some particularly aggressive lung cancer cells can develop their own electric network, like that seen in…
Scientists discover new gene-to-gene interaction increasing risk of alopecia
Scientists have discovered an interaction between genes that increases the risk of developing a type of alopecia. In a new JAMA Dermatology study, scientists at…
New perspectives for personalized therapy of brain tumors
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and ShanghaiTech University have developed an innovative method for growing brain tumors of individual patients in the…
A diabetes, heart failure, and kidney disease medication is the first of its kind to significantly reduce both heart attacks and strokes
Sotagliflozin, a drug recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes and kidney disease with additional cardiovascular risk factors, can…
New perspectives for personalized therapy of brain tumors
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and ShanghaiTech University have developed an innovative method for growing brain tumors of individual patients in the…
Brain rhythms can predict seizure risk of Alzheimer’s disease patients, study finds
A UCLA Health research team has identified changes in brain rhythms that indicate seizure activity in Alzheimer’s patients. The findings, published in Brain Communications, build…
New blood test identifies hard-to-detect pancreatic cancer with 85% accuracy
A new blood test could help doctors detect pancreatic cancer earlier, potentially improving survival rates for one of the deadliest cancers. Researchers at Oregon Health…
A simple supplement improves survival in patients with a new type of heart disease
Heart transplant is a scary and serious surgery with high cost, but for patients with heart failure it can be the only option for cure….
Childhood cancer
Key facts Each year, an estimated 400 000 children and adolescents of 0–19 years old develop cancer (1). The most common types of childhood cancer include…
What you need to know about Trans fats
Key facts Trans fat, or trans-fatty acids (TFA), are unsaturated fatty acids that come from either industrial or natural sources. More than 278 000 deaths…
Family planning/contraception methods
Key facts Among the 1.9 billion women of reproductive age group (15–49 years) worldwide in 2021, 1.1 billion have a need for family planning;…
A new switch for the cell therapies of the future
The body regulates its metabolism precisely and continuously, with specialised cells in the pancreas constantly monitoring the amount of sugar in the blood, for example….
New ACS study finds menthol flavored cigarette smoking increases mortality risk vs. non-menthol cigarettes
In a large, nationwide study led by the American Cancer Society (ACS), researchers found mortality risks for smoking menthol cigarettes were higher than non-menthol cigarettes…
Research suggests comprehensive CT scans may help identify atherosclerosis among lung cancer patients
Several cardiovascular risk factors, such as advanced age and smoking history, are prevalent among lung cancer patients at the time of the diagnosis and increase…
Survey: Women prefer female doctors, but finding one for heart health can be difficult
yAccording to the U.S. Physician Workforce Data Dashboard, only about 17% of cardiologists are women, ranking as one of the lowest specialties among female physicians,…
Ketamine for mental health should only be provided by trained professionals
The anesthetic ketamine is being hailed as a breakthrough therapy for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), treatment-resistant depression and other mood disorders. But the…
Ketamine: From club drug to antidepressant?
Ketamine has received a Hollywood makeover. It used to be known as a rave drug (street name special K) and cat anesthetic. However, in recent…
Ketamine: From club drug to antidepressant?
Ketamine has received a Hollywood makeover. It used to be known as a rave drug (street name special K) and cat anesthetic. However, in recent…
Meet the newly discovered brain cell that allows you to remember objects
Take a look around your home and you’ll find yourself surrounded by familiar comforts—photos of family and friends on the wall, well-worn sneakers by the…
Rates of ADHD remain high into adulthood among patients with autism
In a large study of more than 3.5 million adults, researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Drexel University and George Washington University (GWU) found…
Prioritise vaccine boosters for vulnerable immunocompromised patients and prevent emergence of new COVID variants, say scientists
Vaccinations alone may not be enough to protect people with compromised immune systems from infection, even if the vaccine has generated the production of antibodies,…
Brain bleeds increase the risk of dementia
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have found that intracranial hemorrhages, or “brain bleeds” caused by a ruptured blood vessel in the brain, double a person’s risk…
Stressful childhood experiences accelerate brain aging
Stressful or traumatic experiences in childhood have been shown to negatively impact an individual’s health as an adult. Those affected face an increased risk of…
New approach identifies reproducible VOCs for lung cancer diagnosis
A research team led by Prof. CHU Yannan from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a multi-medium…
Blood thinner side effects diminish over time
Blood thinners prescribed after blood clots in leg or lung initially increase the risk of bleeding, especially in women and elderly. But over time, this…
Immunotherapy against melanoma: efficacy can be predicted with a chip
A team of researchers from the European Institute of Oncology and the Politecnico di Milano, coordinated by Luigi Nezi, Team Leader of the Department of…
Stalled microbiomes: Dartmouth-led study reveals that cystic fibrosis disrupts early gut development in infants
Stalled Microbiomes: Dartmouth-led Study Reveals That Cystic Fibrosis Disrupts Early Gut Development in Infants Findings from a new Dartmouth-led study, published in the journal mBio, highlight…
Simple treatment can save lives for men with a common chromosomal disorder
More than half of all men with Klinefelter syndrome (KS) are unaware that they have the condition. Among those who do receive a diagnosis, only…
Postpartum depression discovery opens door to blood test, earlier treatment
New postpartum depression research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medicine could lead to a blood test to identify women…
Research shows blood test may provide personalized dietary therapy for patients with irritable bowel syndrome
Michigan Medicine and Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that patients with irritable bowel syndrome were more likely to experience less abdominal pain if they followed…
Regular access to therapy dogs boosts first-year students’ mental health
College students who spent a little bit of free time each week interacting with therapy dogs on campus during their first semester experienced fewer signs…
New report reveals potential $28 million tax discrepancy involving British American Tobacco in Kenya
New research has revealed evidence suggesting British American Tobacco Kenya (BATK) may have avoided or evaded up to $28 million in profit taxes in Kenya….
Gene ‘silencer’ in junk DNA prevents fatal neurological disease
A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene “silencer” that resides in…
8 Simple Sleep Habits That Will Change Your Nighttime Routine
8 Simple Sleep Habits That Will Change Your Nighttime Routine A good night’s sleep is essential for overall health, mental clarity, and energy levels….
8 Simple Sleep Habits That Will Change Your Nighttime Routine
8 Simple Sleep Habits That Will Change Your Nighttime Routine A good night’s sleep is essential for overall health, mental clarity, and energy levels….
Disordered eating and certain foods linked to higher risk for urinary incontinence in middle-aged women
According to a recent study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä, eating behaviour is associated with symptoms of pelvic floor disorders in middle-aged women. For…
Neurologic complications of flu nearly 50 times greater for children with underlying neurologic conditions
Many clinicians do not consider neurologic complications of the flu when discussing vaccination or treatment of influenza with families. A recent study that explored…
Reduced prediabetes in people who ate broccoli compound
The chemical compound sulforaphane found in broccoli sprouts can be linked to improved blood sugar levels in prediabetes, a precursor to type 2 diabetes. This…
Curbing the global spread of sexually transmitted diseases
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hundreds of millions of new cases of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are reported worldwide each year. Many…
Air pollution levels may be higher inside your home than outside
People may be exposed to unhealthy levels of airborne pollutants inside their homes, even if the outdoor air quality is good, a new study reveals. …
Cracking the Alzheimer’s code: how brain trauma triggers disease
An increased risk of dementia among individuals exposed to brain trauma, traumatic brain injury, has been known for almost a century. Still, we know very…
Type 1 diabetes: Hybrid closed-loop and open-loop systems compared
People with type 1 diabetes require continuous insulin treatment and must regularly measure their glucose levels. With open-loop therapies*, insulin administration is manually controlled, while…
Innovative dual-target drug may lead to new investigational approach for breast cancer patients
Researchers, led by the University of Melbourne’s Professor Laura Mackay, a Laboratory Head and Immunology Theme Leader at the Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and…
Loneliness and social isolation linked to increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, study finds
Loneliness and social isolation have been linked to an elevated risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to a groundbreaking study conducted by researchers…
Discovering a clue to what causes reproductive complications
Our cells constantly receive DNA damage from factors such as ultraviolet rays, irradiations, toxins and chemicals. For women, that can lead to poor egg quality,…
New immune-probing technique could boost treatment discovery
Developing effective treatments and understanding how the mechanism of the immune system have always been challenging for scientists. T cells, which are the frontline warriors…
Extensive study on telemedicine for diabetes and coronary heart disease – Senior author concludes: “The hype around medical apps needs to be put into perspective”
Can telemedicine and exercise apps improve the health of people with type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease? A large study led by the Technical…
AHF calls for condom access reforms amid rising costs, unavailability
Despite over 1 million Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) being acquired globally each day, condom access in Kenya remains a pressing challenge, exacerbated by dwindling donor…
Majority support moderation on social media platforms, global survey shows
The global debate on whether and how social media content should be regulated has flared up again in recent months. Citing freedom of expression, the…
Ozempic shows promise in reducing cravings for alcohol, heavy drinking
The blockbuster drug semaglutide, better known as Ozempic for diabetes and Wegovy for obesity, could also help people cut down on their alcohol intake, according…
Ukraine war forces planes to take longer routes, raising CO2
Global aviation carbon dioxide emissions increased by 1% in 2023 because planes had to fly longer routes to avoid Russian airspace, according to a new…
Bacteria, brains, and sugar: scientists uncover new connections
Our guts are home to trillions of bacteria, and research over the last few decades has established how essential they are to our physiology –…
Scientists develop corrosion-induced electrodes for biomass upgrading
A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Jian from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)…