Health
Published on August 15, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm planning on getting platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for my knee (due to arthritis and years of previous steroid/gel injections) as...
Published on August 15, 2025 - Page 6
Q: I use Lotrimin with miconazole for treating under-breast rash. When I first experienced the rash, my doctor prescribed a powder with miconazole....
Published on August 14, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: How much vitamin B12 should I take as a diabetic?
-- T.H.
A NSWER: Many people have strong feelings vitamin B12 can dramatically...
Published on August 14, 2025 - Page 6
Summer is tick season. That means increasing our vigilance, since ticks can transmit a large variety of pathogens while they are attached. Wearing...
Published on August 13, 2025 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 78. Breast cancer runs in my family, and I am one of the lucky ones who had a lump caught early through an annual mammogram. I...
Published on August 12, 2025 - Page 7
Q: I suffer from GERD, and the many meds I have tried do not offer adequate relief. I've seen ads for Voquezna. Can you share information on its...
Published on August 12, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: The females in my family on my mother's side seem to develop dementia/Alzheimer's on a fairly regular basis. It seems to become...
Published on August 11, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: My sister was trying to make a telehealth appointment with her primary care physician. The receptionist called her back to inform her...
Published on August 8, 2025 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a layman, but I disagree with your recent advice about the MMR vaccination specifically for a person without rubella antibodies...
Published on August 7, 2025 - Page 9
Americans have been using topical arthritis medicines for more than a century. Sloan's Liniment was originally developed in the 19th century by...
Published on August 7, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I was born in 1954, and my mother took diethylstilbestrol (DES) to prevent miscarriages. I had a hysterectomy last year and my...
Published on August 6, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband is 72 and on a waiting list for a hip replacement due to severe osteoarthritis. The surgeon he was referred to is quite...
Published on August 5, 2025 - Page 6
Q: People worry about the problems of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). I know one case doesn't prove anything, but I took Premarin for 26 years...
Published on August 5, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been diagnosed with mild sleep apnea. CPAP machines seem incredibly uncomfortable. Are they the preferred gold standard even...
Published on August 4, 2025 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 67-year-old female in pretty good health. The only medications I take are for my thyroid, arthritis and hormone replacement....
Published on August 1, 2025 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: What is your opinion on taking gummies that contain 8 mg each of CBD, CBN and THC before bedtime for sleeping assistance?
I am an...
Published on July 31, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband woke up with double vision about three weeks ago. It appears his left eye is turned inward and does not move with his...
Published on July 31, 2025 - Page 9
Q: You've written about a spoonful of sugar as a hiccup remedy. Here's my variation. Empty a packet of granulated sugar on a spot of your tongue...
Published on July 30, 2025 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 66 and have had highly episodic and infrequent shooting pains in my outer right knee on and off for the past five or six years...
Published on July 30, 2025 - Page 14
It's mosquito season. Warm, wet weather is unfortunately conducive to mosquito sex. Before they lay their eggs to produce more mosquitoes, they need...
Published on July 29, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I want to point out a serious health concern. My daughter turned 40 last year and got her mammogram, which came back with a shocking...
Published on July 29, 2025 - Page 7
Q: I was prescribed pantoprazole for problems with Gastroesophageal reflux disease. When I took the first dose, my reflux symptoms disappeared...
Published on July 28, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old woman in reasonably good health. Two months ago, I had a seizure in my doctor's office during my annual checkup....
Published on July 26, 2025 - Page 18
Do you know anyone who has had a heart attack? That used to be a life-and-death crisis. These days, though, medical intervention is often able to...
Published on July 25, 2025 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old man. I have a DEXA score of -3.3. I take 1,200 mg of calcium with vitamin D daily. I lift weights and swim two to...
Published on July 24, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a complete hysterectomy in my late 40s due to endometriosis. I am 68 and have been on 0.1-mg patches of estradiol since....
Published on July 23, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a healthy and fairly active 62-year-old female. My blood pressure and cholesterol levels have always been very good, and there's...
Published on July 22, 2025 - Page 7
Q: When I was a girl in the late 1950s, the bottoms of my feet were covered with plantar warts. It was very painful.
An old farmer could cure warts...
Published on July 22, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have low serum cholesterol but a high coronary calcium score, and I was told to take magnesium supplements to bring my calcium...
Published on July 21, 2025 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: When I have appointments with my physicians (at our local, highly rated academic health system), they no longer do a physical exam....