Largest, most comprehensive study finds menthol cigarettes have higher death risk, especially for Black smokers

Largest, most comprehensive study finds menthol cigarettes have higher death risk, especially for Black smokers

The alarming findings come at a critical time – just weeks after the FDA under the Trump administration withdrew a proposed Biden-era ban on menthol cigarettes and flavoured cigars amid tobacco industry pressure.

Read more
Often misdiagnosed as tuberculosis lung cancer is emerging as a leading killer, doctors at Kenya’s main health facilities say

Often misdiagnosed as tuberculosis lung cancer is emerging as a leading killer, doctors at Kenya’s main health facilities say

Non-Communicable Disease Alliance-Kenya (NCDA-Kenya) programme officer Gideon Ayodo says lung cancer is impoverishing families due to high cost of treatment.

Read more
Inspired by the achievements of their children and grandchildren on the track, Iten Queens Mother Run jostle for a piece of the pie

Inspired by the achievements of their children and grandchildren on the track, Iten Queens Mother Run jostle for a piece of the pie

The team, which originates from Kessup in Elgeyo Marakwet County, has been participating in local races including Chepsaita, Tinderet Naiberi and the recent Iten Trail Run. 

Read more
Medical professionals in Kenya’s Rift Valley counties raise alarm over sharp rise in heart diseases

Medical professionals in Kenya’s Rift Valley counties raise alarm over sharp rise in heart diseases

Smoking and excessive alcohol are unhealthy habits and significantly increase the risk of heart diseases. Drinking too much alcohol can have a serious impact on heart health, which can cause high blood pressure, heart failure or stroke.

Read more
CDC relied on cherry-picked data to claim no link between Merck’s Gardasil vaccine and POTS

CDC relied on cherry-picked data to claim no link between Merck’s Gardasil vaccine and POTS

Other European researchers provided compelling research to the EMA that Merck was wrong. And experts, including some appointed to the investigation by the EMA, raised serious doubts about Merck’s conclusions, as leaked documents reported by BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine revealed.

Read more
Experts champion investments in agroecology instead of traditional industrial agriculture

Experts champion investments in agroecology instead of traditional industrial agriculture

Last year in October, Balay noted that AFSA and other CSOs launched EU-AU Civil Society Engagement Mechanism as a platform to engage the EU-AU partnership engagement and whose one of the focus is finance that comes to Africa.

Read more
KWS rangers wad off hungry villagers in West Nyakach and Kabodho in Kisumu salivating for meat of dead pythons

KWS rangers wad off hungry villagers in West Nyakach and Kabodho in Kisumu salivating for meat of dead pythons

ACC Orina said the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers were immediately notified and they recovered the burnt carcasses from the hungry villagers who were determined to chop and eat the dead reptiles.

Read more
After decades in the doldrums Nakuru County is bracing for a slice of the pie in Kenya’s booming tourism industry

After decades in the doldrums Nakuru County is bracing for a slice of the pie in Kenya’s booming tourism industry

Among the areas to be revitalised is the Kariandusi Prehistoric Site that is nestled in the heart of Nakuru County, a treasure trove of ancient history that offers a glimpse into the lives of the early Man. This site, known as the “factory of tools,” is renowned for its abundance of Acheulean hand axes, some of the oldest known tools crafted by modern man’s ancestors.

Read more
Women take karate lessons for self-defence as alternative to police as femicide incidents in Kenya soar

Women take karate lessons for self-defence as alternative to police as femicide incidents in Kenya soar

Activists say the recent upward trend is felt across Kenya’s impoverished informal settlements, where women’s efforts to protect themselves have taken on fresh urgency. Inside a church in the Korogocho area of the capital Nairobi, Mary Wainaina, 93, thumped a punching bag. “No! No! No!” she shouted, before running away from a classmate pretending to be a male aggressor.

Read more
How Sierra Leon teenage defender outfoxed Valladolid to sign for Manchester City in six days

How Sierra Leon teenage defender outfoxed Valladolid to sign for Manchester City in six days

Bah was enthused by the idea of joining City – the group, which includes 13 teams worldwide from the United States to Japan, Brazil and Australia – and will receive good money for doing so.

Read more