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Agony of living with rare liver disease
Ng’ang’a is suffering from primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a rare form of liver disease that damages the bile ducts by hindering the flow of bile from the liver to the gallbladder and the small intestines, where it helps digest fats and fatty vitamins.
By Achieng Ivisu 8 years ago
Agony of living with rare liver disease
I’ve been in pain since I was 13
It started when I was 13-years-old and had my first period. I had boarded a bus and was on my way to school when the pain began. As we approached the Ambassador bus stop in town, the pain got so bad that I threw up on the person seated next to me. The pain became so intense that I had to go back home, I could not make it to school.
By Achieng Ivisu 8 years ago
I’ve been in pain since I was 13
Why you should breast feed right after birth
Mathenge says to stimulate this milk, the baby should be placed on the mother’s tummy and dried, then immediately placed on the breast to feed.
By Achieng Ivisu 8 years ago
Why you should breast feed right after birth
The poison in cough and cold syrups
The Aga Khan University hospital made a policy decision to remove all cough and cold medications from their pharmacies.
By Achieng Ivisu 8 years ago
The poison in cough and cold syrups
Keeping your resolutions in 2016
Reading through Bishop John H Vincent’s A Resolve summarises the desire of most human beings to better themselves as they reflect on the year that has passed and as they look forward to the year that will soon begin.
By Achieng Ivisu 8 years ago
Keeping your resolutions in 2016
Homeschooling daughter inspired her to start school
Syokimau town within Machakos County is a growing residential area where availability of land, access to the train station as well as affordable apartments has convinced many young families to move here.
By Achieng Ivisu 8 years ago
Homeschooling daughter inspired her to start school
Pain of losing arm to Synovial sarcoma
Glory Muthoni Sang’ made this prayer a few days before the four quarter amputation surgery that would see her loose her arm, shoulder blade and collar bone.
By Achieng Ivisu 8 years ago
Pain of losing arm to Synovial sarcoma
Employers: Kenya’s graduates lack essential skills
That youth unemployment is an issue of concern in Kenya is no secret with statistics showing that at least 67 per cent of young people in Kenya aged between 15 and 34 are unemployed.
By Achieng Ivisu 8 years ago
Employers: Kenya’s graduates lack essential skills
The danger that rheumatic heart disease poses in Kenya
According to the WHO, three quarters of cardiovascular deaths take place in low and middle-income countries such as Kenya. I
By Achieng Ivisu 8 years ago
The danger that rheumatic heart disease poses in Kenya
When you’re pregnant and have HIV
When Ann Ngure discovered she was pregnant with her second child in 2013 she was ecstatic.
By Achieng Ivisu 9 years ago
When you’re pregnant and have HIV
This is how Raila will make Ruto president again in 2027
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By Michael Ndonye
3 hrs ago
Ruto plans to keep Cabinet, PSs on toes
National
By Brian Otieno
3 hrs ago