Dear Annie: I'm 63 years old, and I live alone in a quiet little house with my dog, Rosie. I like to sit on the porch in the evenings and watch the sun go down, but lately the silence feels heavier than it used to. My daughter, who is in her 30s, moved to Texas with her husband about a year ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 53-year-old healthy male, and I always request to check my PSA levels each year. My 57-year-old brother's new doctor denied his request for a routine PSA check on their initial visit. She said that the test now produces more false positives and unnecessary procedures and ...

Dear Annie: I'm in my early 60s, recently divorced after a long marriage and trying to build a new life. A few months ago, I reconnected with someone I dated briefly in my 20s. He's kind, attentive and everything my ex-husband wasn't — but there's one complication. He's now seriously ill and ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a reasonably healthy 76-year-old woman. I eat a healthy diet, avoid processed sugar, and work out usually twice a week, plus one day with a personal trainer. I am a breast cancer survivor. I drink 5 ounces of wine with dinner on weeknights and slightly more on the weekends. ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for nearly 39 years. He has always had a tendency to put himself first — even before our sons, and now even our toddler grandson — but I'm at my wits' end over his latest act of selfishness. His only sister recently suffered a traumatic ...

CHRISTOPHER KIMBELL'S MILK STREET — Straccetti di manzo translates roughly from the Italian to "little rags of beef." It's a steak salad that's a trattoria staple. The cooking is minimal and quick, making this ideal for a weeknight dinner. But the beef must be thinly sliced. For the cleanest, ...