Articles by Dr. Keith Roach
DEAR DR. ROACH: My niece was diagnosed with birdshot chorioretinopathy. Can you please explain what this is, which treatments are involved, and what the typical prognoses are? -- P.Z.
ANSWER: BirdshοΏ½...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 80-year-old female on Eliquis who has many bruises on her legs that do not go away. Is there a remedy for this situation? -- R.D.T.
ANSWER: Eliquis is an anticoagulant; it reοΏ½...
DEAR DR. ROACH: Why do people still die of pneumonia? With all the advances that we have seen in modern medicine, losing anyone to this ailment seems like such a waste. Is it a question of pneumonia οΏ½...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a generally healthy 70-year-old man, and I like to drink orange juice -- the kind that is freshly squeezed with no additives but is pasteurized. I also like to eat strawberries aοΏ½...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 76-year-old male who is in relatively good health. For the past six months, I have been experiencing diarrhea on and off. I initially spoke to my general physician, and he thouοΏ½...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband and I are over 65. We got the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccinations two years ago. Im reading mixed reports on how often we should be getting them. -- N.W.
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have notes from friends at home who are getting their COVID vaccines and high-dose flu shots on the same day in the same arm. They talk about being completely wiped out and the consοΏ½...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old woman who is in better-than-average shape for my age. I only take blood pressure meds, walk for exercise, and am only slightly overweight.
I have had seven COVID vοΏ½...
