EAST AFRICAN NEWS

Feb 2023 CNN ; A sugar replacement called erythritol – used to add bulk or sweeten stevia, monkfruit and keto reduced-sugar products –has been linked to blood clotting, stroke, heart attack and death, according to a new study. “The degree of risk was not modest,” said lead study author Dr. …

Governors have demanded a review of the deal that brought 120 Cuban doctors to Kenya, amidst claims that the government is spending millions of shillings every month in salaries and hospitality costs for medics who are not doing any work. Council of Governors chairperson Anne Waiguru says county bosses have …

At least four clinical officers have died by suicide in the last three months due to mental health-related stress, a union has said. Kenya Union of Clinical Officers national chairperson Peterson Waachira said healthcare workers undergo a lot of stress at their workplaces. He said there are deep-rooted problems that have …

Their tiny bodies can barely survive the harsh treatment. Eventually, eight out of 10 succumb within five years. But the two that survive must pay a price for the rest of their lives. That is the reality of children with cancer in Kenya. In 2019, Dr Gilbert Olbara, a young …

September 2022 ;Patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital and other health facilities around Nairobi have for the last two days been stranded in hospital facilities following a major system outage in the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) systems. Health facilities have not been able to access payment services to NHIF …

August 2022 Dailynation ;A potential cancer-causing ingredient has been found in a common diabetes drug, but health authorities say halting its use is more life threatening than the drug component is to the patients. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted Merck & Co, the manufacturers of the drug whose …

July 2022 AL Jazeera ;The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries an “emergency of international concern”. The WHO label – a “public health emergency of international concern” – is designed to sound an alarm that a coordinated international response is needed and …

July 2022 BusinessDaily; The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has doubled the number of surgical procedures under its patient’s cover, expanded oncology benefits for cancer patients and increased the reimbursement rates for contracted health facilities by 12 percent. The State-backed insurer will from Friday pay for 549 surgical procedures up …

June 2022 Aljazera; The US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, the landmark ruling that granted the right to abortion for nearly five decades in the United States, in what President Joe Biden has described as a “sad day” for the country. In a decision released on Friday, the country’s …

June 2022 Justice ; An Alexander doctor has been convicted for his involvement in a multi-million-dollar kickback conspiracy at the conclusion of a week-long trial. A federal jury found Joe David “Jay” May, 41, guilty on all 22 counts for which he was indicted.       The jury returned …