Do you like your tea served piping hot? Beware — you could be doubling your cancer risk, according to a new report. Researchers from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran recently conducted a study…

In a national health report, Allen County rose a whopping 46 places when compared to other Kansas counties between 2018 and 2019. The report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ranks Kansas counties on various…

Social workers can perform a myriad of tasks. Some check on children in abusive homes and some train foster families. Others support patients through medical procedures like kidney dialysis or provide talk therapy to mental…

Promising new studies on a type of artificial heart valve could pave the way for it to be used in many more patients, allowing them to avoid the rigors of open-heart surgery. Compared with those…

Dear Dr. Roach: Does cooking affect fiber content in foods? I find that I have an easier time eating cooked vegetables, but I have read a recommendation to eat raw vegetables for fiber. I cook…

Dear Dr. Roach: I am turning 68 years old tomorrow. For the past couple of months, my ear canals have been very itchy. Also, my wife was constantly cleaning earwax out of my ears. Now…

Dear Dr. Roach: Why is pain measured by numbers? I have severe pain, and doctors do not know what to do when I say it is an 11 on a scale of 1-10. My pain…

Dear Dr. Roach: If a person has been exposed (verified by blood test) to herpes 1 and 2, can that person be a blood donor? Could a person catch herpes by sitting on a toilet…

Dear Dr. Roach: You have written numerous articles about low-dose aspirin and its effects concerning heart problems. My doctor recommended that I take low-dose aspirin years ago, and I have been taking them since. I…

Dear Dr. Roach: Around two years ago, I had an L4/L5 herniated disc that caused a sciatic nerve problem. My doctors tried prescription medication (including medicine to act on the nerves), two lumbar injections and…