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Topic: Doctor

How to eat during Ramadhan: doctor's advise to Muslims

By Maarufu Mohamed   2026-03-08 15:37:20

As Muslims around the world continue fasting this holy month of Ramadhan, maintaining health and well-being must be a top priority even as it remains a time for spiritual renewal.

Why court has blocked police from arresting, prosecuting fertility doctor

By Kamau Muthoni   2026-03-06 14:32:18

High Court permanently restrained police from prosecuting fertility doctor over complaints arising from a surrogacy arrangement linked to a child’s skin colour.

Doctors suspended after Chimamanda Adichie's toddler died during hospital procedure

By Tania Omusale   2026-03-05 16:00:00

Nigeria’s medical council has provisionally suspended three doctors, including a hospital director, following the death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 21-month-old son,

Doctors back twice-yearly HIV jab, warn it won't work for everyone

By Denis Omondi   2026-02-26 20:30:02

Doctors have backed a new injectable drug for HIV prevention, even as they raised a red flag over the sustainability of a rollout. 

Mombasa county doctors issue strike notice over unpaid dues

By David Njaaga   2026-02-24 15:07:32

Mombasa County doctors will down tools on March 3 unless the county government resolves a raft of labour grievances, the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has warned.

Doctors threaten to strike over CGH boss interdiction

By Joackim Bwana and Juliet Omelo   2026-02-23 21:10:37

The death of a patient at the Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital and the subsequent interdiction of its chief executive officer is threatening to cause a major labour dispute.