Health
Published on May 9, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old female in good health. I am up to date on all vaccines, but I would like to know why after each COVID shot (about...
Published on May 9, 2025 - Page 6
Vaccines seem like an improbable way to reduce the risk of developing dementia. And yet the research has been accumulating to support just such a...
Published on May 8, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 76, and I have had an essential tremor for over six years. It has progressively gotten stronger, mainly in my hands. I have...
Published on May 7, 2025 - Page 4
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old man with no major health issues.
Over the past several years, I have been getting a COVID booster in the spring...
Published on May 6, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I contracted influenza A nine weeks ago, which was confirmed by a nasal swab. I had my regular flu vaccine in mid-November, but it...
Published on May 6, 2025 - Page 8
Q: I took Wegovy for a few months last fall until I was unable to find a pharmacy that could fill my prescription. They were all out of stock.
I lost...
Published on May 5, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently had a CT scan, and my score was 184. My cardiologist put me on 40 mg of Lipitor, which I reluctantly took for three weeks...
Published on May 5, 2025 - Page 7
Q: I recently had additional surgery after a total knee replacement. Nothing the hospital gave me for pain helped at all.
My neighbor told me after...
Published on May 2, 2025 - Page 6
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau joined with industry groups in asking a federal court to scrap a Biden-era...
Published on May 2, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband and I recently welcomed our new granddaughter. She is 2 months old and therefore several months from receiving her first...
Published on May 1, 2025 - Page 18
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a female who is 63 years old. My blood pressure is 110/70 mmHg. I'm 98 pounds, and my heart doctor believes I might be one of...
Published on May 1, 2025 - Page 18
Q: I am using nicotine patches for long COVID-19 according to the instructions recommended by the researchers who came up with the idea.
This has...
Published on April 30, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: Two years ago, my doctor (whose patient I had been for many years) decided to switch to a concierge practice. He charged $2,000...
Published on April 29, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 71-year-old male with Type 2 diabetes. My last A1C test showed a value of 7.8%. I have been taking Mounjaro weekly, which...
Published on April 29, 2025 - Page 8
Q: I recently read taking psyllium within two hours of medications or herbs can interact and make them ineffective. It seems important for doctors...
Published on April 28, 2025 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old woman. My weight used to fluctuate from 130 pounds to 160 pounds. Then I was losing weight slowly but surely on...
Published on April 27, 2025 - Page 9
Q: I have been having a problem with dizziness for around 10 years. Each year, my symptoms (spinning, nausea, diarrhea) became more frequent and thus...
Published on April 26, 2025 - Page 9
Does anyone really listen to prescription drug commercials on television? Virtually all these ads come with a long list of scary side effects. It's...
Published on April 25, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm pretty certain I have Raynaud's disease. I develop white, burning and tingling hands if I don't keep warm, even with heavy...
Published on April 24, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a healthy and active 78-year-old woman who likes to look younger than my age. The problem is my skin, especially on my hands...
Published on April 24, 2025 - Page 9
Q: I've been on Ozempic for several months. My blood sugar in the morning is around 103, down from about 180 before. I've lost 30 pounds. The weight...
Published on April 23, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have recently begun seeing a new physician who dictates into a recorder during my entire exam. I find this very off-putting and don...
Published on April 22, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 65-year-old male. On my recent semiannual checkup, my labs showed an AST level of 53 U/L and an ALT level of 62 U/L. I am...
Published on April 22, 2025 - Page 8
Q: A friend shared your arthritis remedy of marinating golden raisins in gin. I am an alcoholic. Does the alcohol evaporate out, or is this a...
Published on April 21, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: Could you offer any general advice on how patients should weigh the risks versus benefits when they are prescribed a drug that lists...
Published on April 18, 2025 - Page 12
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year-old man and have been taking finasteride for hair loss for about five years. I realized while reading your recent...
Published on April 18, 2025 - Page 12
The internet has taken over our lives. We have meetings on Zoom, do our banking online and even file our tax returns electronically. It's hardly any...
Published on April 17, 2025 - Page 6
For the past few years, the buzz around drugs termed rather technically GLP-1 agonists has been deafening. That stands for glucagon-like peptide 1...
Published on April 17, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband had left knee replacement surgery three weeks ago. He has had continuous unrelenting pain since.
He was initially on...
Published on April 16, 2025 - Page 6
How do doctors, nurse practitioners, physician associates, pharmacists and patients learn about drug side effects? The most comprehensive source for...