Byon8 Team
Do you know your healthcare options?
Health maintenance:
This emphasizes health promotion and disease prevention rather than the management of symptoms and illness.
Editorial
Byon8 Team
- Aug 18
- 2 min
Suffering in silence: The men’s mental health hardship
Every year, one in five adults (an estimated 43 million people) experience a mental illness in the United States. Although both men and...
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Byon8 Team
- Jul 28
- 3 min
Obesity in adults at a glance
In a nutshell, overweight refers to a weight above the "normal" range, with normal defined based on actuarial data. This is determined by
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Byon8 Team
- Jul 27
- 2 min
Monkeypox: What should you know about it?
Monkeypox is a zoonotic viral infection that causes fever and a painful rash. It was originally discovered in monkeys and its causative vir
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Byon8 Team
- Jun 23
- 3 min
Syphilis: Signs, Symptoms, and How to Avoid it
Syphilis is an infectious disease caused by the T. pallidum, first discovered in 1905. Worldwide in 2016, there were 19.9 million adolescent
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Byon8 Team
- Jun 21
- 2 min
All You Need To Know About The Affordable Medical Package With Unlimited Access
Approximately 4 out of every 5 Kenyans lack access to medical insurance, among the low-income earners. People who lack health cover...
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Byon8 Team
- Jun 14
- 2 min
5 most important things to know about Malaria
5 most important things to know about Malaria - transmission, prevention, and treatment.
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Byon8 Team
- May 16
- 2 min
Diabetes in Women: Pregnancy and menopause
Pre-menopausal women with diabetes lose their protection against heart disease more than non-diabetic women as heart disease increases by
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Byon8 Team
- Apr 26
- 3 min
4 low cholesterol diets crucial in maintaining a healthy heart
Elevated levels of some forms of Cholesterol such as the low-density (LDL) cholesterol are a conventional risk factor for heart diseases.
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Byon8 Team
- Mar 31
- 2 min
Anxiety disorder, what do you know about it?
Examples of anxiety disorders include panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Byon8 Team
- Mar 15
- 2 min
Connective Tissue Disease; What is it and who is at risk?
The human body is held together by protein-rich structures called connective tissues.
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Byon8 Team
- Feb 10
- 3 min
Benefits of telehealth in Kenya
Accessing medical care virtually has made life easier
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Byon8 Team
- Feb 3
- 3 min
Headache among adults: The basics and beyond
A primary headache is a result of problems with pain-sensitive structures in the head, while a secondary headache is a result of
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Byon8 Team
- Jan 7
- 2 min
10 Lifestyle Goals for Healthy Living in 2022!
As the new year kicks off — goal-setting season (unofficially) begins. For most people, health, wealth, and happiness are still top...
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Byon8 Team
- Dec 16, 2021
- 3 min
12 tips to have a healthy holiday season from the Byon8 doctors.
Author: Dr. Blaise Ntacyabukura Similar to 2020, this year was under a public health crisis worldwide. Lives were lost due to various...
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Byon8 Team
- Dec 7, 2021
- 4 min
Practical ways to maintain a healthy diet
Author: Blaise Ntacyabukura, MD, MMedSc Consuming a healthy diet throughout the life course helps to prevent malnutrition in all its...
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Byon8 Team
- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
STIs: What do you know about them?
Sexually transmitted Infections are very common, preventable, and cause serious health complications. Author: Blaise Ntacyabukura, MD,...
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Byon8 Team
- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
Gonorrhea causes, symptoms, and treatment
Gonorrhea is a curable bacterial infection. If it is not treated, it can cause infertility in women.
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Byon8 Team
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
Lifestyle diseases, can they be prevented?
Lifestyle diseases, also known as chronic diseases or diseases of “rich people”, came to the attention of everyone after the onset of global
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Byon8 Team
- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
The Truth About How walking impacts your overall health
Author: Dr. Blaise Ntacyabukura Daybreak on the 10th of October, Byon8 joined Team Jasho running club on a mental health awareness...
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