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 ...

People with known heart disease (a history of heart attacks or blockages in the arteries) should probably avoid snow ...

In a recent column, you noted that many patients do not properly use their inhaled asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) medications, but you didn’t tell us how to properly use them. I’d ...

ITP affects about 5 people per 10,000. It can be associated with other conditions that are hematologic (leukemia) or ...

During this period of time, we (the family) went regularly for chest X-rays and some kind of test that involved a needle in ...

In a recent column, you noted that many patients do not properly use their inhaled asthma /chronic obstructive pulmonary disease medications, but you didn’t tell us how to properly use them. I’d hate ...

ROACH: I am a 79-year-old female who is currently on biannual infusions for osteoporosis and high cholesterol. In 2018, I was diagnosed with Lynch syndrome with an MSH6 deviation. The genetic testing ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dr. Roach: My 89-year-old husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He does not take any medication. He is in excellent ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I was recently diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica after weeks of intense muscle pain. I’m a 67-year-old female in otherwise good health. My doctor prescribed prednisone, which ...

When I was about 6 years old in the early '40s, my 16-year-old brother was sent to a sanitarium for tuberculosis patients. He ...