High troponin levels follow bout of food poisoning

#MiddleburyCT #HighTroponinLevels #Shingles #ChickenPox DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old male who apparently suffered a case of food poisoning. I say apparently because no cause ... Continue Reading →

Shingles vaccine causes severe side effects

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: I received the first dose of Shingrix this week and had pretty severe side effects, though in the range of what can be expected: high fever (101.5), ... Continue Reading →

Chickenpox causes shingles risk

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: Do people who have never had chickenpox get shingles? – K.C.H. ANSWER: Ninety-nine percent of people have had chickenpox and are at risk for shingles, ... Continue Reading →

New shingles vaccine can be hard to find

#Middlebury #Seniors #Shingles Ninety-nine percent of us over the age of 40 had chickenpox when we were kids. That virus is still in our bodies … and it can reactivate at any ... Continue Reading →