Dear Annie: I have always considered myself someone who values friendship deeply. I have many friends, at least on paper, but I have noticed something that has started to weigh heavily on me. I am almost always the one reaching out. If I do not initiate the call, text or invitation, days or ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old man. I have a DEXA score of -3.3. I take 1,200 mg of calcium with vitamin D daily. I lift weights and swim two to three times a week. My doctor put me on Prolia, and I had six months of infections. He switched me to Fosamax, and my blood pressure was 201/121 ...

THE FOLLOWING COLUMN WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN 2022. Dear Annie: My husband does not like my sister. He says she reminds him too much of his ex-wife. It has now come to the point where he doesn't want to be around her. This is making it very difficult to see my whole family. They live in ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a complete hysterectomy in my late 40s due to endometriosis. I am now 68 and have been on 0.1-mg patches of estradiol since. Should I ask my gynecologist to do a hormone study, or should I just not worry? I have an annual checkup with her and a mammogram every year. -- ...

Dear Annie: My sister "Kendra" and I are not very close and only communicate two to three times per year, mainly in emails. Kendra sold her home and moved out of state. Through our sibling, I heard that she listed her house high to begin with and had to come down on her price in the end but ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a healthy and fairly active 62-year-old female. My blood pressure and cholesterol levels have always been very good, and there's no history of heart issues in my immediate family. At my last checkup, my total cholesterol was 178 mg/dL; my LDL was 81 mg/dL; my triglycerides ...