TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH
Published on April 15, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: Ten to 15 years ago, I had to constantly clear my throat. It was driving me and everybody around me nuts. You had written a column...
Published on April 14, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I see screening tests advertised often.
For $160 I can get screened for conditions that might cause stroke, heart disease,...
Published on April 11, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I was recently at the American Red Cross to donate blood and was given interesting material on the need for Black blood donors for...
Published on April 10, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read vitamin supplements have no realized benefit. Does this include fish oil (omega-3) supplements? I also take an iron...
Published on April 9, 2025 - Page 16
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old woman diagnosed with open angle glaucoma several years ago. My ophthalmologist directed me to use Simbrinza three...
Published on April 8, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: With the resurgence of measles because of declining vaccination rates, should we be wary of the same happening with smallpox (which...
Published on April 7, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have HIV and pulmonary hypertension. I was part of a research study, and a scan found blockages of about 50% in my carotid...
Published on April 4, 2025 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a generally healthy 60-year-old man. Last week, I had some abdominal cramping. While on the toilet, I noted the abrupt onset of...
Published on April 3, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a baby boomer who was born in 1949. I was vaccinated against polio as soon as it was available, and I was most likely exposed...
Published on April 2, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: My question relates to a situation where a person gets a vaccine for, say, flu, COVID or shingles and is later exposed to the virus...
Published on April 1, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I took the diet drug Redux in the late 1990s. It was pulled off the market due to correlated heart issues. I saw a cardiologist and...
Published on March 31, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 76-year-old male in good health.
I go to the gym three days a week, eat well and fast one day a week.
I have been reading...
Published on March 28, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 85 and healthy apart from polycythemia vera, for which I take aspirin.
I was interested in the new blood test for cancer. Is it...
Published on March 27, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: My question is about an affliction I have struggled with since childhood.
Apparently, it is called sleep paralysis.
As explained...
Published on March 26, 2025 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you please explain what is cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein and the significance of a high HDL cholesterol value? What about...
Published on March 25, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a dry cough going on for about 13-14 years. I'm a healthy 62-year-old and read it is called "cough variant asthma."
I would...
Published on March 24, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column, you OK'd stevia, which I had heard could negatively impact our microbiomes. I am borderline prediabetic, and I...
Published on March 21, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 69-year-old female in excellent health, other than having been treated for breast cancer eight years ago. (I underwent...
Published on March 20, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have erectile dysfunction (ED). I am 71, and this has been an issue for over a year. But it seems to be getting worse. I have used...
Published on March 19, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: My 66-year-old husband recently received a diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. He is 5 feet, 7 inches tall...
Published on March 18, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 71, and I recently saw my urologist for urinating a lot and not getting enough sleep. He performed a flow test and a scope,...
Published on March 17, 2025 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: Several months ago, I developed a case of a bigeminy heartbeat.
My cardiologist prescribed metoprolol.
At about the same time, I...
Published on March 14, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 66-year-old woman in fairly good health. I have visited enough doctors recently to make the following observation:
Almost...
Published on March 13, 2025 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: I think it would be very enlightening if you would write a follow-up piece on the third leading cause of death in the United States....
Published on March 12, 2025 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 71-year-old male who is a nonsmoker and a social drinker.
Other than a statin, I am not taking any medications.
I have been...
Published on March 11, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am past middle age and try to take note of my functioning as a male. I wonder if I could benefit from taking one of these...
Published on March 10, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I ate some tilapia last night, and within an hour, I had nausea and a headache, vomiting a few hours later, and now diarrhea. What do...
Published on March 7, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 90. About 20 years ago, I had prostate cancer and went through 43 weeks of radiation.
My PSA level in the past year has risen...
Published on March 6, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: My son has been diagnosed with a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. I had never heard of this.
He has been told his brain pressure is...
Published on March 5, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have found what seems like an almost-magical way to stop the progression of the common cold and a cure for it.
I am a reasonably...
Published on March 4, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old male in relatively good health. I take only losartan for my blood pressure. Over the past year, my urine has...
Published on March 3, 2025 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: About 12 years ago, I had a scan done to look for the cause of pain in my abdomen and vomiting. (It turned out to be Barrett's...
Published on February 28, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with advanced osteoporosis years ago. I started taking vitamin K2 because I read it helps move calcium from the...
Published on February 27, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: In 2016, I was fortunate to survive a saddle pulmonary embolism (PE). I was sent home from the hospital with an Eliquis prescription...
Published on February 26, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife and I are planning a three-week trip to South Africa and three other countries nearby.
We need to take the antimalaria drug...
Published on February 25, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 80-year-old woman in good health with low blood pressure. The only medication I take is levothyroxine. A 6-by-5.5-mm...
Published on February 24, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: About 45 years ago, I came down with a rash on my chest and stomach from taking ampicillin. I was told never to take penicillin again...
Published on February 21, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband will be 80 in a few months. He is experiencing what I fear is primary progressive aphasia (PPA). He will not agree to get...
Published on February 20, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 71-year-old male in good health. I read your recent column on the use of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs).
About eight years...
Published on February 19, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 88-year-old male who has been taking tamsulosin twice daily for several years because of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH...
Published on February 18, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I was offered a low price to get abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening. Is it worthwhile? Who should get screened?
-- K.D.
A...
Published on February 17, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: In 2022, I took a trip to France to visit friends and sightsee. My hip/leg pain started after I spent my days walking and climbing...
Published on February 14, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have suffered from chronic low back pain that affects my knees.
I have seen at least six physical therapists, and nothing helps....
Published on February 13, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year old woman with a prior history of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (AFib).
I've been in normal sinus rhythm since...
Published on February 12, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband, who is 71, has been having some short-term memory problems over the past two years. We recently saw his primary doctor,...
Published on February 11, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 67-year-old male with generally good vision. I have had a few floaters in my eyes over the years, but they have generally been...
Published on February 10, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 69-year-old woman who was diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
I used statins for over a decade but developed...
Published on February 7, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: Every time I get on my phone, there are a ton of ads on how to cure Type 2 diabetes. Are any of them worth looking at?
-- F.N.A...
Published on February 6, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 71 and was diagnosed with pernicious anemia in October 2024. My B12 and folate levels were low. My antiparietal antibodies were...
Published on February 5, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I've been diagnosed with silent celiac disease at 62, but I probably had it for decades. (It may have led to my serious osteoporosis...
- 1 of 65
- next ›