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  • Skin Eczema: The A-Z of Disease Podcast

    Skin Eczema: The A-Z of Disease Podcast
    Feb 19 2024
    Skin eczema or atopic dermatitis is an inflammatory condition characterized by dry, itchy or reddened skin. According to Faith Agneta, a skin eczema survivor, there are several ways of coping with this skin condition, and the most important is to understand and manage the triggers, including heat, dry or cold air, dust mites, mould, fragrance or stress. She had this conversation with Rose Mukonyo in this episode.
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    28 min
  • Hernia in Children: The A-Z of Disease Podcast

    Hernia in Children: The A-Z of Disease Podcast
    Feb 7 2024
    Every child has openings in the abdominal wall that close before or immediately after birth. A hernia will develop if these normal openings do not close allowing the intestines or other organs to push through them. They may occur in both children and adults and are classified according to where they are located that is the umbilical (belly button) and inguinal (groin) hernias. In this episode with our reporter Rose Mukonyo, Dr Peninah Musyoka, a Pediatrician at Machakos Children’s Clinic expounds further.
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    15 min
  • Colic in Children; the A-Z of Disease Podcast

    Colic in Children; the A-Z of Disease Podcast
    Jan 25 2024
    When a young baby between the ages of 0-4 months cries for no apparent reason for more than three or four hours a day, three or more days a week may be having colic. Doctors do not yet know the cause of colic, but it may be due to digestion problems or sensitivity to something in the baby’s milk that the mother ate or the formula. Rose Mukonyo discusses Colic in this episode with Dr Peninah Musyoka, Pediatrician, at Machakos Children’s Clinic.
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    13 min
  • The Effects of Screen time on Speech Delay in Children: The A-Z of Disease Podcast

    The Effects of Screen time on Speech Delay in Children: The A-Z of Disease Podcast
    May 2 2023
    There are various effects of screen time on young children and the stages of development key among them being speech delay. Our reporter Rose Mukonyo discusses this with Dr Peninnah Musyoka, a Pediatrician at Machakos Children’s Clinic
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    14 min
  • Acute Kidney Injury in Newborn Babies; The A-Z of Disease Podcast

    Acute Kidney Injury in Newborn Babies; The A-Z of Disease Podcast
    Apr 17 2023
    Acute Kidney Injury in newborn babies can be defined as the abrupt cessation or diminution of kidney function. This condition can be prevented by making sure that the mother breastfeeds in the early hours of birth to activate the kidney function. Our reporter Rose Mukonyo speaks to Dr Peninah Musyoka, a paediatrician at Machakos Children's Clinic on this condition and how it can be managed and prevented.
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    16 min
  • Cervical Cancer; A Gynaecological Oncologist's perspective

    Cervical Cancer; A Gynaecological Oncologist's perspective
    Nov 14 2022
    Cervical cancer is a malignant tumour of the cervix, the lowermost part of the uterus. It can be prevented by PAP Smear screening and HPV vaccine. In this episode, our reporter Rose Mukonyo discusses more on this with Dr. Vincent Oyiengo, a gynaecological oncologist.
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    20 min
  • The Role of surgery in breast cancer: The A-Z of Disease Podcast

    The Role of surgery in breast cancer: The A-Z of Disease Podcast
    Oct 25 2022
    October is breast cancer awareness month and one way of management is through surgery. Operations used to treat breast cancer may include removing the breast cancer (lumpectomy), removing the entire breast (mastectomy), removing several lymph nodes and removing both breasts. Rose Mukonyo discusses this with Dr George Orera, a surgeon, in this episode.
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    19 min
  • The A- Z of Disease Podcast: One Health on AMR

    The A- Z of Disease Podcast: One Health on AMR
    Oct 18 2022
    Data shows that almost 75 per cent of the world's antibiotics are used on farm animals to prevent illness in low welfare conditions. This worsens the superbug crisis which could result in 10 million deaths per year by 2050. This is because farm animals, human beings and the environment are interconnected in one health. In this episode, Rose Mukonyo engages Dr Victor Yamo of World Animal Protection in this conversation.
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    16 min