Moments in Time – March 6, 2024

#MiddleburyCT On March 18, 1971, a 100-foot tsunami, caused by a massive rock avalanche that crashed into Lake Yanahuani from a height of 1,300 feet, destroyed a Peruvian mining camp ... Continue Reading →

Dry eye treatment fails to improve condition

#MiddleburyCT #DryEyeTreatment #Handwashing DEAR DR. ROACH: I developed chronic dry eyes after having cataract surgery on both eyes. I consulted an ophthalmologist who specialized ... Continue Reading →

Covid is still here

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Covid Uh oh. It appears that in my ZIP code the number of Covid cases has doubled in the past week. Not only that, but two close neighbors are sick. One neighbor ... Continue Reading →

People are getting sick again

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Covid #RSV #Flu I’m not the only one who has opted, once again, to stay home. Both my rec center and senior center are again cutting back on classes and ... Continue Reading →

Don’t give up on changed world

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #RSV #Flu #Covid This is not the world we grew up in, or even the world we knew for much of our lives. If my informal poll of friends and acquaintances is correct, ... Continue Reading →

Stay healthy by staying home

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #RSV #Flu #Covid I’ve been lax lately in terms of my health. I admit it. While I haven’t been at music concerts among thousands of people or riding ... Continue Reading →

Heart is deconditioned to exercise after airbag injury

#MiddleburyCT #Heart #AirBagInjury #Covid DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 69-year-old who used to walk up 75 to 90 flights of steps several days a week as exercise. After a steering wheel airbag ... Continue Reading →

Take classes from the comfort of home

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Winter #Covid #OnlineCourses The course catalog for the winter semester of the local senior college arrived in the mail, and I’ve already highlighted ... Continue Reading →

Prepare for winter illnesses now

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Flu #Covid #RSV Winter isn’t even close, and already we’re seeing an increase in illnesses. They’re calling it a tripledemic, and it includes ... Continue Reading →

VA mostly no longer requires masks

#Middlebury #Veterans #Covid #Masks VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves You can ditch the mask now if you visit a Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility. Because, they say, the ... Continue Reading →