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Beldeen Waliaula

Balding? you can regain your hair … at a cost

Plasma Rich Platelets treatment promises hope to the balding.

By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago

Balding? you can regain your hair … at a cost

Kenya: A nation hooked on supplements

Kenya: A nation hooked on supplements

By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago

The ‘guardian rats’ of Kenya

The ‘guardian rats’ of Kenya

By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago

Why pastoralists don't sell their livestock even in the face of death

Why pastoralists don't sell their livestock even in the face of death

By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago

Desperate locals feeding animals with cartons as drought worsens

Cartons cut into pieces are the only available option as drought continues to ravage region.

By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago

Desperate locals feeding animals with cartons as drought worsens

Schools deserted as starving children keep off learning

Elbeso location has one school that only serves children up to Grade Three.

By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago

Schools deserted as starving children keep off learning

Impairment no barrier: We love and enjoy normal bedroom lives

I thought I would never get married. I had figured I would get rich and buy babies, confesses David ole Sankok.

By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago

Impairment no barrier: We love and enjoy normal bedroom lives

Promiscuity: Nairobi girls take the biscuit

Adolescent pregnancy is also a hindrance to development as it impedes girls’ ability to contribute to national development.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Promiscuity: Nairobi girls take the biscuit

Why snoring is dangerous

Sleep disorders include struggling to fall asleep, inability to resume sleep, waking up more tired-and snoring- which many assume is normal but is not

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Why snoring is dangerous

There could be a new coronavirus strain out there, says Akhwale

There could be a new strain of coronavirus even as Kenya records a significant drop in Covid-19 positivity rate.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

There could be a new coronavirus strain out there, says Akhwale

Why baby-making is as easy as ABC

"What’s the point of going to Nanyuki to have two minutes of pleasure?” poses Maurice Matheka.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Why baby-making is as easy as ABC

Men's grief following pregnancy loss, neonatal death

Unlike women, most fathers nursing the hurt of child loss have few channels of opening up besides increased alcoholism.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Men's grief following pregnancy loss, neonatal death

Pregnancy, child loss comes with painful, silent grief

Working parents who lose their pregnancies suffer more pain as most employers are not aware of the challenges they face.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Pregnancy, child loss comes with painful, silent grief

Even tip of nose can cause orgasm

Performance anxiety for men ranges from worrying about the size of their member, and duration of sessions.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Even tip of nose can cause orgasm

Woman, better give birth in your 20s

Past 43, the ageing process kicks in and the success of an IVF will be only five per cent as a woman’s egg quality starts deteriorating.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Woman, better give birth in your 20s

Don’t judge me! 52-year-old woman explains why she chose a sperm donor

Thanks to science, it is now possible for women to conceive after menopause or postpone their childbearing to a later date.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Don’t judge me! 52-year-old woman explains why she chose a sperm donor

Men fear, worry to death about 'bed scores'

Some men lack techniques of achieving or giving pleasure and most still believe in myths that affect their performance.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Men fear, worry to death about 'bed scores'

Health ministry says Kenya will rely on one Covid vaccine

Ministry of Health plans to scale up the vaccination exercise through single dose Johnson & Johnson.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Health ministry says Kenya will rely on one Covid vaccine

No mixing vaccines, supplies are dropping- Dr Amoth

Kenya might experience a drop in vaccine supply after the Covax facility, the main source of Covid-19 doses for low-income countries.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

No mixing vaccines, supplies are dropping- Dr Amoth

Coast faces more risk of dengue fever thanks to climate change

Dengue is spread by mosquitos that bite people during the day, which explains why women are the most affected.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Coast faces more risk of dengue fever thanks to climate change

Makueni County: For Sh500 yearly, all treatment, even surgeries are free

The ‘Kivutha Kibwana Card’ has seen residents enjoy affordable services as Universal Health Care takes root.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Makueni County: For Sh500 yearly, all treatment, even surgeries are free

Kenya has ‘most naked forest cover’

To cover the deficit, Kenya plans to plant two billion trees by the end of next year to help curb climate change, and land degradation.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Kenya has ‘most naked forest cover’

Covid-19: The deadly race between variants and vaccines

Apart from the races that took centre stage at the Olympics, There's a different, separate race back home: that of variants against vaccines.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Covid-19: The deadly race between variants and vaccines

Matatu is full, Covid be damned, I just wanna go home!

Passenger vehicles have been operating at 60 percent capacity to maintain social distancing.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Matatu is full, Covid be damned, I just wanna go home!

Take Sh4.4 billion, use it wisely for HIV, TB, malaria...no scandals!

The money was from the Global Fund Grant Management division for supporting programs on HIV, TB and malaria.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Take Sh4.4 billion, use it wisely for HIV, TB, malaria...no scandals!

'Children at higher risk of getting Delta variant'

Children and adolescents are vulnerable to the deadly Covid-19 Delta variant ravaging western Kenya.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

'Children at higher risk of getting Delta variant'

Has social media helped curb the spread of Covid-19?

Social media has played a role to combat misinformation about the coronavirus, vaccines, and related issues.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Has social media helped curb the spread of Covid-19?

Social media got Kenyans consuming all manner of ‘Covid-19 concoctions’

The heavy intake of concoctions has its downsides.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Social media got Kenyans consuming all manner of ‘Covid-19 concoctions’

Kisumu Covid-19 situation ahead of Madaraka day

Covid-19 variants present in Kenya so far are from UK, India and South Africa, MoH says cases stem from carriers in Kisumu; none arrived from abroad.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Kisumu Covid-19 situation ahead of Madaraka day

Shame and neglect, my fistula experience

'After the surgery, I couldn’t eat or drink to avoid going to the toilet. I would wait the whole day for my mother to come and clean me up.'

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Shame and neglect, my fistula experience

As schools reopen, just know Covid-19 is now airborne

The risk of transmission is within three to six feet from an infectious person or source.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

As schools reopen, just know Covid-19 is now airborne

Bedding of research rats cleaned like a five star hotel

Vaccines are tested on white mice, not cats. Their food is aflatoxin free, have a doctor on call in case of flu.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Bedding of research rats cleaned like a five star hotel

Hunger in the North amid plenty

Over 1.4 million people facing starvation in northern Kenya due to drought. Covid-19 has worsened matters.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Hunger in the North amid plenty

Bereavement is now one lonely, numbing affair

Covid-19 deaths carry a lot of stigma but families should accept the outcomes of succumbing to the virus.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Bereavement is now one lonely, numbing affair

Herd immunity: To be Covid safe, jab up to 20 million Kenyans

So far, by April 14, 2021, Kenya had vaccinated 569,244 people with the AstraZeneca vaccine.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Herd immunity: To be Covid safe, jab up to 20 million Kenyans

Not every patient needs a ventilator, life support machine

Losing a patient is something you are prepared to handle from medical school, but it doesn’t make it easy- Prof Wangari Siika

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Not every patient needs a ventilator, life support machine

India donates Covid-19 vaccine to Kenya (Photos)

Kagwe said he is confident that the vaccines are in good order

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

India donates Covid-19 vaccine to Kenya (Photos)

How vaccines train your body to stay alive

Vaccines go through extensive testing with an experimental vaccine first used in animals to evaluate its safety.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

How vaccines train your body to stay alive

Covid-19 vaccine to be administered today

The first vaccination sites will be one health facility per county, the national referral hospitals, and select private health facilities.

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Covid-19 vaccine to be administered today

KNH’s milestone in heart surgery

The team conducted a heart surgery known as a PDA (patent ductus arteriosus) invasive closure

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

KNH’s milestone in heart surgery

Relief for HIV patients as monthly jabs get nod

Besides, most Kenyans are optimistic that the injectable will free many people from the bondage of taking pills daily

By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago

Relief for HIV patients as monthly jabs get nod

Study shows high infection in pregnant women and medics

Anti-body tests conducted at KNH between July 30 and August 25 reveal high exposure to coronavirus.

By Beldeen Waliaula 4 years ago

Study shows high infection in pregnant women and medics

Why medics are an unhappy lot with BBI

Nurses and doctors oppose BBI proposals, saying they do not help matters.

By Beldeen Waliaula 4 years ago

Why medics are an unhappy lot with BBI

Boy, 7, gets hand reattached at KNH after being chopped off

Young Benovelence got his hand accidentally chopped off by a chaff cutter on October 4, 2020, at their home in Kiambu.

By Beldeen Waliaula 4 years ago

Boy, 7, gets hand reattached at KNH after being chopped off

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