5 Ways Technology is Improving Health
It could be argued that of all the ways technology has improved the lives of humans across the globe, none are as important as the technological advances in medicine. From…
Reprieve as Kenya sets to start manufacturing ventilators
Kenya is on the brink of producing ventilators, an industrial breakthrough that will be a huge boost to the war on the coronavirus. The Kenya Association of Manufactures (KAM) made…
Kenya nears 300 as 15 more test positive for COVID-19
Kenya has confirmed 15 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the tally of positive cases to 296. The new cases are from 545 samples tested in Kenya in the…
Fear storm Kenyans as more are forced into quarantine
The authorities in Kenya have put 455 people in quarantine facilities after they defied a curfew imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19. They had warned that violators would be…
Blockchain and Big Data could tame Corona virus
Covid-19 is rapidly paralysing every aspect of life across the globe, but the work-from-home government directives have provided an innovation environment where solutions are fast being birthed in emerging technologies…
Coronavirus has mutated to become deadlier in Europe than the US, study finds
There have been more than 2.4 million coronavirus cases around the world to date, and a new study suggests the strain currently in Europe is much deadlier than that found…
How One Seattle Health System Is Managing the Covid-19 Crisis
In March 2020, the improbable suddenly became the unthinkable for Swedish Health Services, the largest nonprofit health care provider in the greater Seattle area, where two of us work as…
Google unveils tech to make it easier for doctors and patients to share health info
Google is announcing the general availability of technology that, if widely adopted, could make it easier for patients to access their own health information via third-party apps. Health care systems…
Kenya sets up facility to treat health workers as cases rise to 281
The government has launched a special designated isolation and treatment facility for the healthcare workers at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. The facility, set up by the Ministry of Health…
Kenya records 8 new cases as testing intensifies
Eight more people have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the national tally to 270 even as government scales testing capacity across the country. Speaking to the press on Sunday, Health…