COVID vaccines don’t increase cancer risk

#MiddleburyCT #COVIDvaccines #Varicocele DEAR DR. ROACH: I am looking for your opinion regarding the new COVID booster. I am not opposed to vaccinations, as I have had the initial ... Continue Reading →

Sudden foot pain becomes debilitating

#MiddleburyCT #FootPain #LaserTherapy DEAR DR. ROACH: My daughter and her friend went to a concert and had to climb stairs. They ended up walking about 2.5 miles in total. After returning ... Continue Reading →

Ablation is recommended only if meds are intolerable

#MiddleburyCT #AtrialFlutter #Ablation DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 67-year-old man who developed typical atrial flutter two years ago, but I haven’t had any symptoms that I am ... Continue Reading →

Take precautions when a family member has mono

#MiddleburyCT #Mono #Inflammation DEAR DR. ROACH: My daughter was exposed to infectious mononucleosis (“mono”) at college, and she is coming to spend a week at home. What ... Continue Reading →

Understand Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and its treatment

#MiddleburyCT #Hashimoto’s #Huntington’sDisease DEAR DR. ROACH: Please explain Hashimoto’s disease. I have heard that it is rare, but two colleagues have recently ... Continue Reading →

What dosage of NSAIDS is safe after a gastric sleeve?

#MiddleburyCT #NSAIDS #GastricSleeve #FluVaccine DEAR DR. ROACH: I have had weight-loss surgery, specifically an adjustable lap band that was revised to a gastric sleeve in 2018. I ... Continue Reading →

Hot flashes persist past menopause, thyroidectomy

#MiddleburyCT #HotFlashes #Thyroidectomy DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 81 and had a thyroidectomy in 2017. My whole thyroid gland was removed. I also had a little bit of cancer. I have started ... Continue Reading →

Blood bank turns away donor with high iron levels

#MiddleburyCT #HighIron #BladderIssues DEAR DR. ROACH: Recently, I was rejected from donating plasma (not blood) because my iron that day was 57 mcmol/L, and the maximum allowable ... Continue Reading →

Estrace cream is safe for woman who had melanoma

#MiddleburyCT #Calcium #cholangitis DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year-old woman who has been using Estrace vaginal cream weekly for several years. I am in excellent health, work out daily, ... Continue Reading →

Calcium needed despite normal levels

#MiddleburyCT #Calcium #cholangitis DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 60-year-old female who was diagnosed with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in 2020. At the time, I had a bone density scan ... Continue Reading →