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Nancy Nzau

Working just three night shifts throws your body into chaos - study

The study shows these disrupted rhythms can be observed in just three days, which relays that early intervention to prevent diabetes and obesity is possible.

By Nancy Nzau 3 months ago

Working just three night shifts throws your body into chaos - study

Pandemic Treaty in final stretch amidst rift between rich and poor nations

Pandemic Treaty in final stretch amidst rift between rich and poor nations

By Nancy Nzau 4 months ago

Why you should close hospital toilet before you flush

Why you should close hospital toilet before you flush

By Nancy Nzau 4 months ago

UNICEF unveils five-year action plan, calls for prioritisation of the Children

UNICEF unveils five-year action plan, calls for prioritisation of the Children

By Nancy Nzau 4 months ago

Study uncovers overlooked sexual health crisis among adults over 50

While sex may wane with age, research shows plenty of older adults are still doing it.

By Nancy Nzau 4 months ago

Study uncovers overlooked sexual health crisis among adults over 50

Patients agony as doctors in public hospitals hustle in private practice

Workers in public institutions are largely prohibited from engaging in work that directly conflicts with their positions.

By Nancy Nzau 4 months ago

Patients agony as doctors in public hospitals hustle in private practice

Eating junk food during childhood may lead to irreversible memory issues

Prof Kanoski emphasises that adolescence is a sensitive period for the brain, as significant brain and physiological changes occur.

By Nancy Nzau 4 months ago

Eating junk food during childhood may lead to irreversible memory issues

KMPDU rejects draft policy on intern doctors

The Ministry of Health has drafted new policy guidelines to manage the now controversial issue of intern doctors.

By Nancy Nzau 4 months ago

KMPDU rejects draft policy on intern doctors

Sitting for hours linked to early death - exercise incapable of reversing effects

Sedentary behaviour, in general, isn't healthy because it slows down muscle contractions, blood flow, and glucose metabolism

By Nancy Nzau 4 months ago

Sitting for hours linked to early death - exercise incapable of reversing effects

Research uncovers link between eye changes and chronic kidney disease

Patients with kidney disease had thinner retinas and choroids compared to healthy individuals.

By Nancy Nzau 5 months ago

Research uncovers link between eye changes and chronic kidney disease

Medics unions push back on government call for dialogue, scoff at threats to fire them

Doctors said they will not relent in their industrial action until their demands are met; and vowed not be cowed by threats to sack them.

By Nancy Nzau and Alex Kiarie 5 months ago

Medics unions push back on government call for dialogue, scoff at threats to fire them

Misdiagnosis, climate change to blame for pathogens' resistance to drugs

Antimicrobial resistance is among the top 10 global public health concerns threatening humanity, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

By Nancy Nzau 5 months ago

Misdiagnosis, climate change to blame for pathogens' resistance to drugs

Health stakeholders urged to combat antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance is emerging as one of the top killers in Africa, yet it is less spoken of and known amongst the populations.

By Nancy Nzau 5 months ago

Health stakeholders urged to combat antimicrobial resistance

Thwarting one protein could improve the quality of life for people with HIV

For people living with HIV, quality of life has drastically improved in the last few decades. When the condition first emerged, people had a life expectancy of only one to two years.

By Nancy Nzau 8 months ago

Thwarting one protein could improve the quality of life for people with HIV

Traumatic childhood linked with recurring headaches (migraines)

One out of four households has at least one member with migraine, and so far, being a neurological disease, there lacks a cure for migraines, only management.

By Nancy Nzau 9 months ago

Traumatic childhood linked with recurring headaches (migraines)

Expert: How to tell if your gut is healthy, and some warning signs

Your gut has many ways of alerting you when it isn't healthy.

By Nancy Nzau 9 months ago

Expert: How to tell if your gut is healthy, and some warning signs

Clinical officers threaten to go on strike

The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) wants the county government and Ministry of Health to expedite promotions for all qualified clinical officers.

By Nancy Nzau 9 months ago

Clinical officers threaten to go on strike

Don't share your good news too soon: Sound advice backed by study

Keeping your secrets, especially your happy news, is healthy and it's for your own good, a new study has revealed.

By Nancy Nzau 9 months ago

Don't share your good news too soon: Sound advice backed by study

Organ failure: How to keep your kidneys healthy

For most of us, body organs inspire little awe and wonder. They do their jobs and just keep plugging away until one day, they fail or stop. One such organ is the kidney.

By Nancy Nzau 9 months ago

Organ failure: How to keep your kidneys healthy

How to care for your kidneys

For most of us, body organs inspire little awe and wonder. They do their jobs and just keep plugging away until one day, they fail or stop. One such organ is the kidney.

By Nancy Nzau 9 months ago

How to care for your kidneys

Aiming for healthy weight gain? Read this

Healthy weight gain requires a balanced diet loaded with protein, healthy fats, and complex carbohydrates.

By Nancy Nzau 9 months ago

Aiming for healthy weight gain? Read this

Multivitamins highlighted as possible cancer agents

Synthetic pills flood the bloodstream with up to twice the recommended daily dosage of nutrients, becoming a "superfood" for cancers.

By Nancy Nzau 10 months ago

Multivitamins highlighted as possible cancer agents

Researchers link lower sperm quality to frequent mobile phone use

Men who used their phones more than 20 times a day had a 21 per cent decrease in sperm concentration among frequent users.

By Nancy Nzau 10 months ago

Researchers link lower sperm quality to frequent mobile phone use

The tongue: Highly effective disease-identifying tool that's right in your mouth

The tongue helps savour life but it could also help save lives. Study now provides evidence of the remarkable accuracy of employing the tongue diagnostic system in detecting diseases.

By Nancy Nzau 10 months ago

The tongue: Highly effective disease-identifying tool that's right in your mouth

Seven nutrition codes to live by

The World Health Organization states that better nutrition is related to improved health at all ages, enhances quality of life, lowers risk of diseases, and increases longevity

By Nancy Nzau 10 months ago

Seven nutrition codes to live by

Four UHC acts: What that looks like

Health CS Susan Nakhumicha says PHC will ensure every Kenyan - whether in an urban area or a remote village - can access high-quality healthcare services when needed most.

By Nancy Nzau 10 months ago

Four UHC acts: What that looks like

Crucial factors to making the universal health care dream work after missteps

The highest health budget allocation the country has had to this day stands at 11.1 per cent in 2022/2023. The 2023/2024 allocation rounded off the figure to 11 per cent.

By Nancy Nzau 10 months ago

Crucial factors to making the universal health care dream work after missteps

Bone soup is new TikTok craze but is it that healthy?

Bone soup users testify that it helps their skin glow, promotes gut health, stops bloating and even aids in weight loss, but what do experts say?

By Nancy Nzau 11 months ago

Bone soup is new TikTok craze but is it that healthy?

Ultra-processed foods just as addictive as alcohol and nicotine, scientists warn

Past studies have linked highly processed foods such as ice cream, fizzy drinks and ready meals to poor health, including an increased risk of cancer, weight gain and heart disease.

By Nancy Nzau 11 months ago

Ultra-processed foods just as addictive as alcohol and nicotine, scientists warn

Waiguru urges UDA to empower its Nominated Women Leaders

Waiguru said UDA should allocate at least 30 per cent of its resources to offer tangible leadership solutions to nominated Women Leaders both in the National and the County Assemblies.

By Nancy Nzau 11 months ago

Waiguru urges UDA to empower its Nominated Women Leaders

Slow but sure: Challenges facing child protection efforts

Although Mzee Ramadhan cites a few instances where justice has been served, he says most cases reach a dead end, due to loss of evidence and corruption.

By Nancy Nzau 11 months ago

Slow but sure: Challenges facing child protection efforts

Five foods and drinks you should never take while trying to conceive

Some foods and drinks can make it harder to conceive and, if you succeed, can harm your unborn baby.

By Nancy Nzau 11 months ago

Five foods and drinks you should never take while trying to conceive

Insects eating can aid digestive health and weight loss, scientists say

Whenever it rains in Kenya, insects fall a like manna which, coincidentally, means 'given for free' in some Bantu dialects. A once common rainy season delicacy in Kenya is the winged termites

By Nancy Nzau 11 months ago

Insects eating can aid digestive health and weight loss, scientists say

Asal governors and partners discuss a way forward for resilience Building in ASAL Regions

The governors cited a chronic lack of water as the main reason ASAL areas continue to bear the brunt of climate change, yet seasonal rains often leave floods in their wake.

By Nancy Nzau 1 year ago

Asal governors and partners discuss a way forward for resilience Building in ASAL Regions

Asal governors and partners discuss way forward for resilience building

The governors cited a chronic lack of water as the main reason ASAL areas continue to bear the brunt of climate change, yet seasonal rains often leave floods in their wake.

By Nancy Nzau 1 year ago

Asal governors and partners discuss way forward for resilience building

Your cup of tea: Is it really good for you?

Excess caffeine is considered unsafe as it triggers anxiety, increases heart rate, restlessness and other central nervous system-related side effects.

By Nancy Nzau 1 year ago

Your cup of tea: Is it really good for you?

We might soon be able to grow new teeth, thanks to research

Research shows that humans already have buds of a third set of teeth embedded in their jaws.

By Nancy Nzau 1 year ago

We might soon be able to grow new teeth, thanks to research

HIV cure on the horizon? Study finds potential HIV cure using cancer drug

Australian researchers have found that a medicine used to treat blood cancer can kill 'silent' HIV cells and delay reoccurrence in a milestone pre-clinical discovery that could lead to cure

By Nancy Nzau 1 year ago

HIV cure on the horizon? Study finds potential HIV cure using cancer drug

Engage your child with these while busy with chores

Numerous studies have shown that handing your baby a phone or tablet to play with might seem like a harmless solution when you're busy, but it could rapidly affect their development.

By Nancy Nzau 1 year ago

Engage your child with these while busy with chores

Research shows how cancer spreads by rewiring key immune pathway

A new study has discovered the relationship between cancer cells and the immune system and revealed how cancer can selfishly hijack a normally helpful immune pathway known as STING.

By Nancy Nzau 1 year ago

Research shows how cancer spreads by rewiring key immune pathway

Make these dietary and lifestyle adjustments to ward off heartburn

About 22 per cent of people classified as overweight suffered acid reflux, compared with about 14 per cent of those who were not.

By Nancy Nzau 1 year ago

Make these dietary and lifestyle adjustments to ward off heartburn

Working as hairdresser, accountant raises ovarian cancer risk - research

Working for ten years or more as a hairdresser, barber, beautician, or related job was associated with a three times greater risk of ovarian cancer.

By Nancy Nzau 1 year ago

Working as hairdresser, accountant raises ovarian cancer risk - research

World Breastfeeding Week: 'I told myself I would never deny my children exclusive breastfeeding'

Offering new mothers access to free education on updated breastfeeding best practices is a sine qua non for entrenching the practice.

By Nancy Nzau 1 year ago

World Breastfeeding Week: 'I told myself I would never deny my children exclusive breastfeeding'

One drink a day can greatly impact your health: find out how

Recent research has found as little as less than one alcoholic drink a day heightens the risk of early death by acute accidents, cancer and cardiovascular disorders.

By Nancy Nzau 1 year ago

One drink a day can greatly impact your health: find out how

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