Health care and Wellness

A coronavirus researcher was brutally killed in a suspected murder-suicide just as he was on the verge of a big breakthrough, it was claimed. Bing Liu, 37, was found shot to death inside his home in Ross Township, Pennsylvania by a man…

A US-based Kenyan scientist has unveiled the world's first antiretroviral (ARV) drug to be taken once-a-year. Prof Benson Edagwa and his colleagues at the University of Nebraska Medical Center modified an existing ARV drug - cabotegravir…

CHINA has been accused of releasing propaganda organised information to protect the communist party during the coronavirus pandemic. China was at the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic after it was first reported in Wuhan. But…

Over half of patients studied in a research have the virus in their poo. So those doctors say it means if someone with the virus farts , you may get the virus. The doctors suggest wearing a pant can help reduce the spread- almost like…

The Linda mobile application was developed to help alert users when a COVID-19 patient was in their vicinity - The app will use Bluetooth technology and it will help users keep a distance with the patients or a suspected case - The…

Thailand is reporting the first fatal case of the novel coronavirus being transmitted from a dead patient to a medical examiner, a finding that experts say adds to safety concerns for morgue and funeral home workers amid the global…

Head of Infectious Diseases Unit at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Dr Loice Ombajo has predicted the Covid-19 pandemic could end in September or October in the worst-case scenario. With a number of Kenyans advised to stay at home,…

When Catholic priest Father Richard Oduor decided to preside over a burial ceremony on March 14 2020 in Ugunja subcounty, Siaya county little did he know the national heat it was bound to generate. For now, mourners numbering to 148 have…

Following the announcement of the first case of Coronavirus in the country last week, manufacturers of the now in-demand hand sanitisers knew they would make a kill. ​ Kenyans rushed to supermarkets to stock up on the sanitisers as some…

Two Kenyans announced to have recovered from Covid-19 have gained some immunity against the virus, doctors said yesterday. A doctor who oversaw the treatment of Brenda Ivy Cherotich and Brian Orinda, however, said it is not clear how…