DEAR DR. ROACH: How much vitamin B12 should I take as a diabetic? — T.H. ANSWER: Many people have strong feelings that vitamin B12 can dramatically improve their health, but it only helps to take vitamin B12 if you are deficient. Vitamin B12 deficiency isn't too common. Still, there are a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 78 years old. Breast cancer runs in my family, and I am one of the lucky ones who had a lump that was caught early through an annual mammogram. I had a partial mastectomy, which entailed the surgical removal of a lump about the size of a pea. I underwent 14 days of ...

Dear Annie: Thank you for your strong and thoughtful letter about keeping relationship details private. I have noticed there seems to be a kind of unspoken "girl code" that makes some women feel it's perfectly acceptable to ask personal questions about someone's sex life — as if those ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: The females in my family on my mother's side seem to develop dementia/Alzheimer's on a fairly regular basis. It seems to become noticeable once the women are in their mid-70s or so. We girls are concerned as we head toward our elderly years and wondered which sort of diet or ...

Dear Annie: I recently moved into a small building with only eight apartments. Just three days after moving in, I was in a serious car accident that left me hospitalized for two weeks. I'm now back home recovering and on medical leave from work. Unfortunately, instead of a quiet, supportive ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My sister was trying to make a telehealth appointment with her primary care physician. The receptionist called her back to inform her that she needed to pay a co-pay of $30 for the appointment first. I didn't know that this was the new norm for these. Is this true? If this ...