Gestational diabetes, a type of diabetes characterized by high blood glucose levels during pregnancy, poses significant risks to both the mother and the baby if not properly managed. 3-Point Summary Gestational diabetes, typically diagnosed between the 24th and 28th weeks of pregnancy, can lead to complications such as premature birth, excessive birth weight, hypoglycemia,…
Vitiligo, affecting about 1% of the global population, is a skin condition causing depigmentation due to melanocyte depletion, significantly impacting patients’ quality of life and often leading to psychological distress. Summary: Vitiligo, affecting about 1% of the global population, causes skin depigmentation due to melanocyte loss and significantly impacts quality of life, often leading to…
Summary: High Incidence and Child Mortality: Over 66% of the 120 million global sickle cell cases are in Africa, with 240,000 children born annually with the disease. Between 50-90% of these children die before age five. Rising Mortality Rates: In 2019, Africa recorded 38,403 deaths due to sickle cell, a 26% increase from 2000, highlighting…
Summary: Uterine fibroids are common, noncancerous tumors influenced by hormones. Symptoms vary, including heavy menstrual bleeding and pain, though many fibroids are asymptomatic. Treatment options range from observation to medication and surgery. Types of fibroids differ based on their location and attachment within the uterus. Uterine fibroids, also known as leiomyomas, are a prevalent…
Vaccine manufacturer Kenya BioVax Institute is at an advanced stage to set up a fully-fledged facility at Konza Technopolis, CEO Michael Lusiola has announced. He said the country is well on track to realize the dream of locally manufacturing human vaccines. “We are speeding up efforts to see Kenya package vaccines locally within the next…
Doctors have raised alarm over persistent and critical shortages of essential medical supplies in public hospitals across the country. Addressing journalists on Monday, August 21, KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atella said medics are now being forced to work long hours without annual leaves. The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union has noted with concern that…
The second batch of Kenyan nurses hired to work in the United Kingdom will travel beginning next week. Seventy-six registered nurses were selected in the last three months, but six have already travelled. The remaining 70 were flagged off on Monday by Health CS Susan Nakhumicha accompanied by officials from the ministries of Labour, and…
Physical health is a very important aspect that each one of us should try to achieve. But the question at hand is “what exactly are some of the benefits of physical health or sports to be more specific?” However, before we answer that question, we must understand what physical health is? Physical health is defined…
Physical health is a very important aspect that each one of us should try to achieve. But the question at hand is “what exactly are some of the benefits of physical health or sports to be more specific?” However, before we answer that question, we must understand what physical health is? Physical health is defined…
Physical health is a very important aspect that each one of us should try to achieve. But the question at hand is “what exactly are some of the benefits of physical health or sports to be more specific?” However, before we answer that question, we must understand what physical health is? Physical health is defined…