Dear Dr. Donohue: I am concerned that my 33-year-old daughter will have breast cancer. I have no history in my family of breast cancer, but my husband’s grandmother, mother and sister all have had breast…

Every year around this time, the world around me has the potential to quickly turn into a continuous swirl that would be perfect for a TV series.  In cinematic effect, I imagine my story would…

In honor of Father’s Day, here’s a health quiz: • If asked whether you just got a haircut, have you ever said, “No, I got them all cut.” • If your son said, “I’m hungry!”…

Over and over again we hear that one of the best contributing factors to aging successfully is to keep active. Regular exercise is found to help with our sleep, our mental state, brain function —…

Did you know that a bite from the Lonestar tick can cause a rare allergy to red meat and other food products? This allergy is called an alpha-gal allergy. According to the Centers for Disease…

Dear Carolyn: I am introverted and have only a handful of friends who I have known for at least 10 years and a few for 20. I always thought we were very close. During the…

Dear Dr. Roach: Does losing weight fast when you are first trying mean you will always gain it back? —L.R.S. Answer: We used to think that fast weight loss universally led to regaining it, but…

Adapted from an online discussion. Hi Carolyn: My boyfriend seemingly has no good friends. He used to live in a house with the people I’d call his “good” friends, but they all moved out and into…

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 77 and exercise regularly. I just got a fitness tracker to monitor my heart rate, etc. I have always been very slow to get back to a resting heart rate.…

I did a little scouting two nights ago looking for newly hatched bagworms on cedar trees. Sure enough, they are out! You have to really look in order to see them because they are still…