Tag: health

If you knew that you were on course to be seriously ill in 10-15 years but could dramatically lessen your chances, would you?  One out of five Americans today potentially face that question when diagnosed…

Exactly one year after the first laboratory-confirmed case of Covid-19 was identified in the United States, I began my tenure as the 19th director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At the time,…

The patient was young, healthy, and short of breath. She had not been sick recently, other than a minor cough. Her oxygen level was normal and her lungs sounded clear. Her heart rate was a…

WASHINGTON — States are disenrolling residents from Medicaid at a breakneck pace, even though a large percentage of those losing coverage are still eligible for the program. But the unique structure of the jointly run…

Dear Dr. Roach: As a snack before dinner, which is better: nuts from a can or from a plastic bag?  Or should only veggies be a snack with, say, hummus? We are now retired and…

Is work getting you down? Maybe every day feels like a Monday for you.  There is value in working towards happiness at work.  It is tied to better health, creativity, less turn over, and much…

For Jamie Spears and her siblings, a medical clinic in Yates Center felt more like a playground. They raced wheelchairs up and down the hallways, blew up rubber gloves like balloons and colored pictures with…

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 78-year-old male. I have no prostate. ­ It has been removed. I suffer from incontinence. I do not want surgery, so could you recommend any over-the-counter medications? ­— J.S.…

The Humboldt Fitness Center hosted the Murph Memorial Day Challenge on Monday with 34 participants. The event raised $640 from registration fees, donations and an equal match from the fitness center to benefit Allen County…

Jaxxen Oakman, age 5, really wanted a dog. So while he was visiting his father in Topeka during spring break, mom Carley Swanson gave into temptation when she saw someone giving away German shepherd puppies…