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IS TALKING TO YOURSELF A MENTAL ILLNESS

  • January 29, 2020
  • Mercie Tyra Murengu
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“It’s not an irrational thing to do.  Talking to yourself makes one remember events that have happened, however, right words need to be used for this to work” Beatrice Musimbi,…
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Private Hospitals Extort Patients by Prolonging Discharges

  • January 24, 2020
  • Wambui Ochieng
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It is now in the public domain. Private hospitals in Kenya are extorting patients by prolonging their stay in hospital. In simpler words, you and I are all potential pawns…
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  • Lifestyle

Is It Safe to Smoke E-cigarettes

  • January 18, 2020
  • Wambui Ochieng
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“You see, E-cigs produce no smoke. The smoke is the problem with traditional tobacco cigs. It contains tar which results in lung cancer. E-cigs are really the safe way to…
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What Is Self-care, Why You Should Care

  • December 20, 2019
  • Afya Watch
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What if you could determine how healthy or unhealthy you become as a person? The answer is not as simple but there is a buzzword that you need to adopt…
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How Healthy Are Mushrooms?

  • September 22, 2019
  • Mercie Tyra Murengu
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Delicious! Photo by Sébastien Marchand on Unsplash Some grow on their own accord. Others, you have to plant. But just how healthy are mushrooms? Mushrooms are a type of fungi…
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  • Lifestyle

Why Sleep Is Important for Good Health

  • September 17, 2019
  • Muchira Gachenge
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This diagram is courtesy of Healthline  Just like a balanced diet, water and oxygen, sleep is a basic human need for the better functioning of the mind and body. So…
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How Important is Breastfeeding Really

  • August 2, 2019
  • Mercie Tyra Murengu
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It is World breastfeeding week just in case it escaped you. Today Afyawatch explores the question on just how important is breastfeeding? The World Breastfeeding Week is aimed at enhancing…
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I Accidentally Ate Mouldy Bread

  • April 1, 2019
  • Joel Wambugu
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  If you did not pay attention in Biology class then you are probably thinking that I had some fancy flavored bread at a five-star restaurant served with cheese and…
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My Sickle-Cell Story

  • February 28, 2019
  • Joe Mudukiza
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Imagine looking healthy on the outside, but battling a life-threatening rare disease on the inside.  It is an insidious war that leaves me often drained both physically and emotionally. Living with sickle-cell…
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When our parents hear we are dead….

  • December 31, 2018
  • Afya Watch
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What happens when our parents hear we are dead…. It is often said that even the darkest clouds do pass. But when our parents hear we are dead, dark clouds…
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