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Hilda Otieno

Hilda Otieno writes for the Standard Health

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Coping with grief: Why some feel and act the way they do

By Hilda Otieno
Aug. 4, 2024

Understanding postpartum haemorrhage

Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) is severe vaginal bleeding after childbirth that if, not managed, is often fatal.

By Hilda Otieno
Aug. 12, 2024

Elda Monyenje: Kidney disease survivor raises awareness

It costs Sh60,000 to undergo dialysis per month at a public facility while the same process costs Sh100,000 in a private hospital.

By Hilda Otieno
Aug. 12, 2024

Elda Monyenje: Kidney disease survivor raises awareness

It costs Sh60,000 to undergo dialysis per month at a public facility while the same process costs Sh100,000 in a private hospital.

By Hilda Otieno
Aug. 12, 2024

Mpox no longer monkey business as Eastern Africa braces for more cases

There is an active Mpox outbreak in the Great Lakes Region, with DRC, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda afflicted.

By Hilda Otieno
Aug. 12, 2024

Mpox no longer monkey business as Eastern Africa braces for more cases

Experts concerned by rising cases of Type 1 Diabetes in children

The disease has become too common lately, posing symptoms of malaria and typhoid, which causes misdiagnosis, thus hindering early detection and treatment for young patients.

By Hilda Otieno
Sep. 2, 2024

Experts concerned by rising cases of Type 1 Diabetes in children

Stakeholders say Kenyans are not ready to transition to SHIF

As the government pushes to see the NHIF-SHIF transition, the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers claims Kenyans are not ready for the switch.

By Hilda Otieno
Oct. 1, 2024

Stakeholders say Kenyans are not ready to transition to SHIF

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Trapped in a nightmare: The hidden struggle that is sleep paralysis

Sleep paralysis is a feeling of being conscious but unable to move or speak. It happens when you pass between stages of wakefulness and sleep.

By Hilda Otieno
Oct. 13, 2024

Trapped in a nightmare: The hidden struggle that is sleep paralysis

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Uncovering mental illness

Mental illness is defined as a health condition involving significant changes in thinking, emotion and or behaviour.

By Hilda Otieno
Jan. 13, 2025

Voices in the digital storm: Youth protests a cry for attention or deeper mental health crisis?

The recent wave of youth-led protests on social media, escalating into real-world demonstrations, arrests, and alleged abductions, has captured widespread attention.

By Hilda Otieno
Jan. 13, 2025

Voices in the digital storm: Youth protests a cry for attention or deeper mental health crisis?

Battle against the body's own nerves: How Motor Neurone Disease alters lives

MNDs are neurological disorders that destroy motor neurons, the cells that control skeletal muscle activity such as walking, breathing, speaking, and swallowing.

By Hilda Otieno
Jan. 27, 2025

Battle against the body's own nerves: How Motor Neurone Disease alters lives

Breaking free: Addicted professionals turn to rehabs for a fresh start

Counselling psychologist and expert Cecilia Kariuki states that alcoholism is usually caused by an underlying issue that individuals are trying to cope with.

By Hilda Otieno
Mar. 10, 2025