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Dear Annie

Dear Annie: I'm struggling with how to handle my mother-in-law, "Karen." My husband, "Jake," and I have been married for five years, and we just had our first baby, "Emily," three months ago. Since Emily was born, Karen has been over constantly. At first, I appreciated her help, but now it ...

To Your Good Health: Keith Roach, MD

DEAR DR. ROACH: My question to you is about an affliction I have struggled with since childhood. Apparently, it is called sleep paralysis. As explained to me in an old newspaper article, it is when your brain is awake, but your body is still sleeping. This leads me to have minor to moderate ...

Daniel McCarthy

President Donald Trump is nothing if not strong-willed, and he's the leader of the mightiest nation on Earth -- but there's one power even Trump can't afford to discount. It's the power of nationalism and national pride, which Trump himself harnessed to win two terms in the White House. But ...

Robert B. Reich

Let's say you don't like what the Trump administration is doing, or you don't like Trump. You express these views on Facebook, TikTok and Instagram. You take a two-week vacation in France. When you try to return to the United States, U.S. immigration agents arrest you. They detain you in ...

The lost art and science of the physical exam

Remember some of the old doctor shows, there have been quite a few over the years. The patient would lie down on the exam table and the physician would place their hands on the individual’s belly to palpate their “insides,” amounting to feeling around. Of course, this was always followed ...

From the Desk of Dr. J

As Women's History Month nears its end, New Jersey lawmakers have introduced legislation to recognize the African American women who served in the Women's Army Corps' 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion during World War II. The bill pending in the New Jersey Senate will designate May 18 ...