DEAR DR. ROACH: Whenever I got a wound while I was young, my mother would take me to the hospital to get stitches. I am now 94. I went to get a wound seen, and the nurse said that it…
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 55-year-old perimenopausal woman who developed asthma a few years ago. My symptoms always start right before my menstrual cycle. My doctor ruled out allergies…
DEAR DR. ROACH: My question regards the results of my fasting glucose tests for the past couple of years. I am 81 and weigh around 150 pounds. The medications I am taking concern me,…
Rural communities are older, sicker and poorer. “It’s a terrible marketing line … but a great elevator speech when trying to communicate the uniqueness of rural communities,”…
DEAR DR. ROACH: When my mother discovered she has a factor V mutation, everyone in the family decided to be tested as a precaution. This is a hereditary item, which I am sure you know….
DEAR DR. ROACH: I so appreciated your recent column on arthritis, specifically osteoarthritis. I’m a big exerciser; however, I have always heard that this arthritis is caused or exacerbated…
The recent news that former President Jimmy Carter has transitioned to hospice has generated interest in this level of care. Hospice is specialized medical care for people who…
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a friend with multiple health problems, mostly digestive and throat issues, who has recently discovered the supplement astaxanthin through his treatment with…
Hinsdale couple file $500 million ...A Hinsdale couple have filed a $500 million claim against a car ...
Renovations close RiverEdge for seasonAurora’s RiverEdge Park is known around northern Illinois as a gem when ...
Suspect charged in fatal Streamwood ...A suspect has been charged in connection with the stabbing deaths of ...
Peoria County losing a legal ...Federal budget cuts directed by President Donald Trump’s Department of Governmental Efficiency ...
