TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Chronic vs. acute pain
— July 12, 2021DEAR DR. ROACH: What is the difference between chronic pain and acute pain? How can I best describe my chronic pain when it is variable in intensity but negatively impacts so much of…
DEAR DR. ROACH: What is the difference between chronic pain and acute pain? How can I best describe my chronic pain when it is variable in intensity but negatively impacts so much of…
DEAR DR. ROACH: In December, I developed an abscess in my jaw from food getting caught in my tooth. I went to see a local dentist who prescribed clindamycin and metronidazole. I came…
SPRINGFIELD — The Senate Health Committee voted Tuesday, May 11 to advance two bills which would create a prescription drug repository program and require that feminine hygiene products…
DEAR DR. ROACH: Your recent article on statins/strokes piqued my interest since you mentioned that statins might cause hemorrhagic strokes. My husband had a hemorrhagic stroke in 2014,…
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 91-year-old male who makes frequent visits to the bathroom to urinate. I am in good health and I wonder what causes this. Where does all that liquid come from?…
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate passed an omnibus bill May 30 aimed at creating additional affordable housing units in the state. House Bill 2621 aims to create monetary incentives…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois will now provide Medicaid benefits to eligible mothers for up to 12 months postpartum, a major extension from the previous 60-day limit. Gov. J.B. Pritzker…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation last week that provides a path to reopen the Westlake Hospital in Cook County. Senate Bill 168 will expand medical resources and services in the…