Alzheimer’s-like changes found in COVID patients’ brains; flu shot, mRNA booster safe together
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by…
Stomach balloon used to treat obesity
Fresh hope for Kenyans battling obesity after the national drug regulator approved the use of a pill-sized gastric balloon that reduces a patient’s food intake. The Pharmacy and Poisons Board…
Mombasa doctors issue strike notice over unpaid salaries
Mombasa doctors on Wednesday issued a strike notice after the county failed to implement a return-to-work agreement signed in January last year. The doctors have also gone for two months…
Clinicians urge state to strengthen primary health facilities
Clinicians have urged the state to shift focus to strengthening primary health facilities in an effort to reach more Kenyans with services. The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers said it…
How healthy are vegan ready meals?
It has never been easier to cut down on meat or even to ditch it entirely. I’m writing this while munching on a takeaway vegan sausage roll, and my local…
21 Children Get Free Cleft-Lip And Palate Surgeries
A total of twenty-one children have undergone cleft-lip and palate surgery at the Nyanchwa Adventist Mission Hospital in Kitutu Chache South Sub County, Kisii County this year. Speaking during the…
Kenya-UK Health Care Workforce Collaboration to facilitate capacity building for Kenyan Nurses
Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache is currently in London, United Kingdom to initiate implementation of the Kenya-UK Health Workforce Collaboration. The PS is in the company of Officials from the…
NHIF claims down Sh4.5bn on reduced hospital visits
Medical claim payouts by the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) dropped by Sh4.51 billion in the year to June, the first dip in 15 years, as patients avoided hospitals for…
Employed nurses barred from Kenya-UK jobs deal
Nurses who are working will not be allowed to register for the employment deal between Kenya and the United Kingdom. The governments of Kenya, UK and Northern Ireland signed a…
What Kenya can do to achieve universal healthcare – Raila
ODM party leader Raila Odinga has outlined some of the opportunities Kenya needs to grab if it is to deal with universal health care. In a long statement on Sunday,…