In a powerful display of youth-led public health advocacy, the Standing Committee on Public Health (SCOPH) mobilized medical students and community members across the country for the “Give Life. Every Drop Counts.” blood donation drive—a coordinated nationwide initiative that saw local chapters host donation sessions simultaneously, uniting campuses behind one life-saving cause. The Nairobi leg…
Cancer remains the world’s second leading cause of death, currently claiming more than 26,000 lives every day (nearly 10 million deaths annually). The World Health Organization(WHO) Global Status Report on Cancer 2026;The Future We Choose Together, released on July 8, 2026 warns that annual new cancer cases are projected to nearly double from 20.6 million…
Long before modern diagnostic tools existed, physicians relied on physical signs to identify disease. One such sign, known as Winterbottom’s sign, refers to the enlargement of lymph nodes at the back of the neck and is a classic indicator of African sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense. The sign is named after Thomas Masterman…
Not every doctor arrives at their specialty in a straight line. For Dr. Oburu, the path to orthopaedic surgery wound through an early dream of nephrology, four years of general surgery training, a fellowship abroad, and an honest reckoning with why he was really making the choices he was making. What emerged, over decades of…
“Corruption is not bad.Corruption is only bad when I am not involved, when I am involved, I defend it!” We’ve all come across this meme while scrolling through various social media platforms and many people seem to subscribe to it. Did you know that Kenya loses an estimated KSh 3 billion daily (roughly KSh 1.1…
Every great doctor begins as a student with curiosity, ambition and the desire to make a difference. In modern medicine, scientific conferences have become essential platforms for nurturing these qualities. The Association of Medical Students of the University of Nairobi Scientific Conference stands out as one of the key academic events that continues to shape…
Christopher Columbus never knew he was carrying history in more ways than one. In 1492, when Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic, Europe celebrated the “discovery” of the New World. Ships docked, flags were raised, and kingdoms dreamed of gold. But hidden in the shadows of the Americas was another traveler waiting to begin its…
May sets, but the work is nigh.More than 720,000 lives are lost to suicide every year—720,000 people who needed understanding, support, and hope. Suicide remains the third leading cause of death among individuals aged 15–29 years, a sobering reminder that mental health is not a luxury, but a necessity. Like physical health, it deserves our…
Violence, especially against women and children is currently on the surge. Humanity has lost its humane nature, man has become beastly in his actions. Every week at least an incident, if not two, strikes the headlines of Tv stations and dominates social media, “A missing grade 9 girl‘s body discovered by residents,assaulted and dumped in…
Social media discussions and online rumors have recently sparked claims that Hantavirus Infection can cause penile atrophy. However, current medical research does not support this claim. Hantavirus is a serious rodent-borne viral infection that mainly affects the lungs and kidneys. People usually become infected after exposure to contaminated rodent urine, saliva, or droppings. Symptoms often…
