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Dr. Roach: Grandparent asks for new updates about Type 1 diabetes

My grandson has just been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. I’m wondering which new therapies are out there for consideration ...

Dear Doctor: What are some of the newest methods for treating Type 1 diabetes?

Currently, stem cells and transplants are reserved for people whose diabetes cannot be controlled by the standard treatments.

Dr. Roach: Eligard injections cause man to develop breast tissue

I have been treated for prostate cancer and stopped my semiannual Eligard injections three years ago. I'm 75 years old and ...

Dr. Roach: Multivitamins have been shown to be contaminated with metals

My family doctor said to stay away from multivitamins because they contain metal contaminants. Is this true, and is it good ...

Dear Doctor: Is it true that many multivitamins were found to contain heavy metals?

ANSWER: Your doctor is correct that many multivitamins have been shown to be contaminated with heavy metals. For example, in ...

Dr. Roach: Head constantly leans forward after a compression fracture

Dear Dr. Roach: My mom had a compression fracture to her L2 vertebrae due to osteoporosis. Her head leans forward constantly.
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Roach: Understanding what hyperbaric oxygen can do for hearing loss

I was just diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss. They gave me a steroid injection into the ear and more steroids ...

Dear Doctor: Woman’s recent diagnosis has her on 6 new medications. ‘What about the side effects?’

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 52-year-old woman who was diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia in October 2024. I went through ...