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To Your Good Health: Reader bemoans lack of precise post-vaccine immunity testing

DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you comment on the lack of a test that truly demonstrates the effective level ... Read more

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To Your Good Health: Coconut oil in coffee can have mixed results on cholesterol

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’ve started using coconut oil instead of milk and sweetener in my coffee. I find ... Read more

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To Your Good Health: Optimistic news on COVID vaccine: drop in asymptomatic cases

DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you get long COVID from symptomless post-vaccine infection? — L.B. ANSWER: “Long COVID” refers ... Read more

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To Your Good Health: Weighing osteopenia treatment against periodontal disease

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 80-year-old female in good health except for a diagnosis of osteopenia. My ... Read more

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To Your Good Health: Is your health provider vaccinated?

DEAR DR. ROACH: At a recent appointment I discovered that my nurse practitioner (about 45 years old) doesn’t ... Read more

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Summer vacations and road trips: Staying safe in a cautious world

With mandates lifting and widespread COVID-19 vaccination approaching reality, many of us are returning to a more normal ... Read more

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To Your Good Health: Immunotherapy enhances, not replaces, a person’s antibodies

DEAR DR. ROACH: My doctor has prescribed IVIG therapy for my peripheral neuropathy. As I understand it, this ... Read more

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To Your Good Health: Vaccination clears way for reader to visit dad for his birthday

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a vaccine-related question for you that also might be of general interest. My ... Read more

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To Your Good Health: Find the right med and dosage to treat protein S deficiency

DEAR DR. ROACH: My father was diagnosed with protein S deficiency, but there isn’t much information on it. ... Read more

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To Your Good Health: Few treatments left for plantar warts

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have had plantar warts on both feet for decades. Unfortunately, they are on the ... Read more