Tag: health
We have just barely dipped into winter and so far its not been too bad. Living in southeast Kansas, we all know that can change in the blink of an eye. Many people I have…
Dear Carolyn: My husband is overweight. Fine. I still find him attractive and have no issue with his weight if hes healthy. My problem is with his attitude toward his weight. He doesnt like being…
Dear Dr. Roach: My 77-year-old aunt, who is in good health, had an endoscopy and was told that her stomach biopsy was positive for H. pylori. She was treated for 14 days. After a month,…
Cold, winter days often lead to thoughts of curling up under a blanket, kicking back on the couch, and putting on your favorite holiday shows. Indeed, it can be a wonderful life. But K-State Research…
Dear Dr. Roach: I am in my early 90s and have read your column and those before yours, and have not seen this topic covered. Long ago, my primary doctor told me that many people…
Dear Dr. Roach: A 2016 Hopkins study reported that medical negligence accounts for 250,000 deaths per year. And thats just mortality; it does not include any contributions to living with disease. My own view is…
Its official: Americans are dying earlier. Preliminary signals of declining health were neither a false alarm nor a statistical fluke. A reversal of American life expectancy, a downward trend that has now been sustained for…
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 91-year-old man with swollen legs. I take 20 mg of furosemide and 20 mEq of Klor-Con daily. I understand that the Klor-Con is to replace the potassium loss caused…
Dear Dr. Roach: My brother-in-law has had blood clots in his legs twice before. Now he has another one in his calf, and tests showed several in his lungs! What causes blood clots, and how…
When Dan Hoyt started graduate school at the University of Kansas in 2016, he knew he had anxiety and depression. He worried about being able to find a job after graduation. And, sometimes, he couldnt…
