DEAR DR. ROACH: I am struggling with a decision process due to a lack of consensus among various physicians. I was fortunate back in January at 66 years of age to survive bilateral pulmonary emboli with syncope when my wife successfully performed CPR. The underlying cause is undetermined as ...
Dear Heloise: I'm writing in today for my father; I am his daughter. My father is not a computer person and still reads the newspaper everyday with his morning or afternoon coffee. He turns 91 this Dec. 1. He is an avid reader of your column, and as far back as I can remember when growing up, ...
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 19, the 323rd day of 2025. There are 42 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg in ...
The moon disappears into Scorpio's beautiful shadow and uncertainty settles like fog. Enjoy the mystery of these conditions. They are rare, after all. That's why fog machines were invented -- because there's something cool in the illusion created by this shadowy mist moving through. What we ...
Dear Annie: This Thanksgiving I will be meeting my new boyfriend's family for the first time, and I am already a bundle of nerves. His mom is hosting a big traditional dinner at their home, the kind with a perfectly roasted turkey, gravy from scratch and about 10 different side dishes. She is ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a healthy 50-year-old woman. I asked my doctor to test me for Lipoprotein(a) after reading about it. My level was high, at 41 mg/dL. My doctor told me that it didn't need to be treated since I don't have any other risk factors for heart disease. When and how should a high ...
