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Rodgers Otiso

How ignoring lump in my breast, led to a devastating diagnosis

For many women battling breast cancer, or any other type of cancer, the journey is not just about surviving, but also adapting to profound physical changes.

How ignoring lump in my breast, led to a devastating diagnosis

How heavy periods trap young women in a cycle of suffering

How heavy periods trap young women in a cycle of suffering

By 2 months ago

New procedure offers hope for patients with heart conditions

New procedure offers hope for patients with heart conditions

By 2 months ago

Silent struggle as women endure pain, costs of Endometriosis

Silent struggle as women endure pain, costs of Endometriosis

By 3 months ago

Breaking silence: Women's health rights crusaders changing trauma into triumph

According to recent data from KIPPRA, approximately 34 per cent of women in Kenya have experienced physical violence since the age of 15, with 13 per cent reporting sexual violence.

By 4 months ago

Breaking silence: Women's health rights crusaders changing trauma into triumph

How period poverty almost ruined my womanhood bliss

For Risper, the struggle with poverty in her home denied her a chance to enjoy womanhood but rather made her regret being born a girl.

By 5 months ago

How period poverty almost ruined my womanhood bliss

Behind the mirth, comedian 'Akuku Danger' is a sickle cell warrior

Akuku Danger was born in 1990 in Migori County in a family of six siblings. He was born a healthy child, but things started going south when he was 7 months old.

By 5 months ago

Behind the mirth, comedian 'Akuku Danger' is a sickle cell warrior

Scholar's initiative on pads strives to achieve menstrual equity

Moved by the plight of girls missing school due to a lack of menstrual hygiene products, Dr Maureen Adoyo embarked on a journey to revolutionise their lives.

By 5 months ago

Scholar's initiative on pads strives to achieve menstrual equity

Patience, love and care; a couple's walk in parenting an autistic child

Autism is a term that is used to describe a broad range of conditions relating to the development of the brain.

By 5 months ago

Patience, love and care; a couple's walk in parenting an autistic child

Breaking silence: Women's health rights crusaders changing trauma into triumph

According to recent data from KIPPRA, approximately 34 per cent of women in Kenya have experienced physical violence since the age of 15, with 13 per cent reporting sexual violence.

By 4 months ago

Breaking silence: Women's health rights crusaders changing trauma into triumph

How period poverty almost ruined my womanhood bliss

For Risper, the struggle with poverty in her home denied her a chance to enjoy womanhood but rather made her regret being born a girl.

By 5 months ago

How period poverty almost ruined my womanhood bliss

Behind the mirth, comedian 'Akuku Danger' is a sickle cell warrior

Akuku Danger was born in 1990 in Migori County in a family of six siblings. He was born a healthy child, but things started going south when he was 7 months old.

By 5 months ago

Behind the mirth, comedian 'Akuku Danger' is a sickle cell warrior

Scholar's initiative on pads strives to achieve menstrual equity

Moved by the plight of girls missing school due to a lack of menstrual hygiene products, Dr Maureen Adoyo embarked on a journey to revolutionise their lives.

By 5 months ago

Scholar's initiative on pads strives to achieve menstrual equity

Patience, love and care; a couple's walk in parenting an autistic child

Autism is a term that is used to describe a broad range of conditions relating to the development of the brain.

By 5 months ago

Patience, love and care; a couple's walk in parenting an autistic child

Breaking silence: Women's health rights crusaders changing trauma into triumph

According to recent data from KIPPRA, approximately 34 per cent of women in Kenya have experienced physical violence since the age of 15, with 13 per cent reporting sexual violence.

By 4 months ago

Breaking silence: Women's health rights crusaders changing trauma into triumph

How period poverty almost ruined my womanhood bliss

For Risper, the struggle with poverty in her home denied her a chance to enjoy womanhood but rather made her regret being born a girl.

By 5 months ago

How period poverty almost ruined my womanhood bliss

Behind the mirth, comedian 'Akuku Danger' is a sickle cell warrior

Akuku Danger was born in 1990 in Migori County in a family of six siblings. He was born a healthy child, but things started going south when he was 7 months old.

By 5 months ago

Behind the mirth, comedian 'Akuku Danger' is a sickle cell warrior

Scholar's initiative on pads strives to achieve menstrual equity

Moved by the plight of girls missing school due to a lack of menstrual hygiene products, Dr Maureen Adoyo embarked on a journey to revolutionise their lives.

By 5 months ago

Scholar's initiative on pads strives to achieve menstrual equity

Patience, love and care; a couple's walk in parenting an autistic child

Autism is a term that is used to describe a broad range of conditions relating to the development of the brain.

By 5 months ago

Patience, love and care; a couple's walk in parenting an autistic child

Breaking silence: Women's health rights crusaders changing trauma into triumph

According to recent data from KIPPRA, approximately 34 per cent of women in Kenya have experienced physical violence since the age of 15, with 13 per cent reporting sexual violence.

By Rodgers Otiso 4 months ago

Breaking silence: Women's health rights crusaders changing trauma into triumph

How period poverty almost ruined my womanhood bliss

For Risper, the struggle with poverty in her home denied her a chance to enjoy womanhood but rather made her regret being born a girl.

By Rodgers Otiso 5 months ago

How period poverty almost ruined my womanhood bliss

Behind the mirth, comedian 'Akuku Danger' is a sickle cell warrior

Akuku Danger was born in 1990 in Migori County in a family of six siblings. He was born a healthy child, but things started going south when he was 7 months old.

By Rodgers Otiso 5 months ago

Behind the mirth, comedian 'Akuku Danger' is a sickle cell warrior

Scholar's initiative on pads strives to achieve menstrual equity

Moved by the plight of girls missing school due to a lack of menstrual hygiene products, Dr Maureen Adoyo embarked on a journey to revolutionise their lives.

By Rodgers Otiso 5 months ago

Scholar's initiative on pads strives to achieve menstrual equity

Patience, love and care; a couple's walk in parenting an autistic child

Autism is a term that is used to describe a broad range of conditions relating to the development of the brain.

By Rodgers Otiso 5 months ago

Patience, love and care; a couple's walk in parenting an autistic child

My acne story: Highs, lows and new-found self-love

Lynette Wambui, a content creator and an undergraduate student at Maasai Mara University is bravely raising awareness about acne, a common skin condition caused by blocked skin pores.

By Rodgers Otiso 6 months ago

My acne story: Highs, lows and new-found self-love

My struggle with bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition characterised by extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).

By Rodgers Otiso 6 months ago

My struggle with bipolar disorder

Students champion sustainability with reusable diaper innovation

Diapers innovated by these students are meant for teenagers and elderly people who are facing various challenges that cause them to have incontinence or those who are bedridden

By Rodgers Otiso 6 months ago

Students champion sustainability with reusable diaper innovation

Esther Mwangi: 'One minute I was fine, the next, I had a swollen leg'

Dr Kibet Shikuku says DVT is a condition that occurs when an abnormal blood clot forms in one or more of the deep veins in the body, usually in the legs, which causes leg pain or swelling.

By Rodgers Otiso 8 months ago

Esther Mwangi: 'One minute I was fine, the next, I had a swollen leg'

How enterprising varsity students thrive amidst financial struggles

The students I spoke to said they were pushed by necessity to start small businesses like selling smokies, boiled eggs, chapatis, samosa and fish to get some cash to survive on campus.

By Rodgers Otiso 9 months ago

How enterprising varsity students thrive amidst financial struggles

Call for understanding: What it's like to live with epilepsy

A study by the National Epilepsy Coordination Committee (NECC) showed about 4 out of 10 people per every 1000 people in Kenya have epilepsy.

By Rodgers Otiso 10 months ago

Call for understanding: What it's like to live with epilepsy

Jaundice: A common condition that requires medical attention in newborns

Infant jaundice or neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a common condition, particularly in babies born before 38 weeks gestation (preterm babies) and some breastfed babies.

By Rodgers Otiso 10 months ago

Jaundice: A common condition that requires medical attention in newborns

Broken dreams, silent pain: I was tricked into an abusive marriage

Violence against women and girls continues to be a widespread and persistent human rights violation despite state and non-state actors promising to tackle it.

By Rodgers Otiso 10 months ago

Broken dreams, silent pain: I was tricked into an abusive marriage

Provide free therapy sessions, parents of children with CP plead

Cerebral palsy is the most common motor disability in childhood. It is caused by abnormal brain development that affects a persons ability to control his or her muscles.

By Rodgers Otiso 1 year ago

Provide free therapy sessions, parents of children with CP plead

Monthly struggle: My painful periods journey

A gynaecologist at the hospital they visited told Nelpha that her pain was known as dysmenorrhea - severe and frequent menstrual cramps and pain during a woman's menstrual period.

By Rodgers Otiso 1 year ago

Monthly struggle: My painful periods journey

'I was eating supper with my family when I had a stroke'

There are many causes of stroke, but hypertension and diabetes are the leading causes.

By Rodgers Otiso 1 year ago

'I was eating supper with my family when I had a stroke'

Our farm produces energy, not crops

Nyamaramba has had more control over how much light he has in every room, thanks to a solar microgrid installed on his piece of land.

By Rodgers Otiso 1 year ago

Our farm produces energy, not crops

'Rare blood condition is giving my daughter sleepless nights'

Every 3-4 weeks, Rachel camps at the hospital with her daughter, 11-year-old Michelle, who is battling with a rare but chronic blood disorder.

By Rodgers Otiso 1 year ago

'Rare blood condition is giving my daughter sleepless nights'

Diabetes: 'I had to find a new way to live'

According to World Health Organization (WHO), more than 420 million people live with diabetes globally and 4 in 5 of them live in low and middle-income countries.

By Rodgers Otiso 1 year ago

Diabetes: 'I had to find a new way to live'

My fibroids story: I dream of one day becoming a mother

Ivy narrates that a friendly gynaecologist informed her that she needed to undergo a myomectomy, a procedure in which a surgeon removes the fibroids but preserves the tissues in the uterus.

By Rodgers Otiso 1 year ago

My fibroids story: I dream of one day becoming a mother

Raising a child with cerebral palsy is no walk in the park

According to Dr Katherine Oyieke, Paediatric Neurologist, cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affects a person's ability to move, maintain posture and coordination.

By Rodgers Otiso 1 year ago

Raising a child with cerebral palsy is no walk in the park

How to support loved ones experiencing suicidal thoughts

Research has found that 46 per cent of people who die by suicide have a known mental health condition.

By Rodgers Otiso 1 year ago

How to support loved ones experiencing suicidal thoughts

Dorcas Masika: I dream of breathing without an inhaler

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway condition that presents with symptoms and signs that vary over time and intensity.

By Rodgers Otiso 1 year ago

Dorcas Masika: I dream of breathing without an inhaler

Caxton Osozie: Rising above rejection due to genetic condition

At home, Caxton's grandmother spotted his pale skin with shock. Instead of welcoming the newborn baby, his relatives rejected him saying that he was not from that family.

By Rodgers Otiso 1 year ago

Caxton Osozie: Rising above rejection due to genetic condition

Not enough voices: Pain of living with a blood disorder

Haemoglobin disorders are genetic blood diseases due to the inheritance of mutant haemoglobin genes from both, generally healthy, parents.

By Rodgers Otiso 1 year ago

Not enough voices: Pain of living with a blood disorder

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