A former anesthesiologist has been sentenced to life in prison following his conviction for the deliberate poisoning of 30 patients, resulting in 12 fatalities in eastern France. The 53-year-old Frédéric Péchier, who was once trusted as a star anesthetist, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, December 18, 2025, after state prosecutors said he
The Nakuru County Department of Health Services has issued a detailed statement addressing recent public concerns and circulating social media images regarding congestion at the Margaret Kenyatta Mother and Baby Unit within the Nakuru County Referral and Teaching Hospital (Nakuru Level 5). The statement, released by CECM for Health Services Roselyn Mungai, dated December 8,
The government, through the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), has dismissed claims circulating on social media alleging that Kenya plans to block over 21,000 medical products from being imported into the country. The Board termed the reports as false, misleading, and aimed at creating unnecessary public panic over a purported shortage of medicines. In an
