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Ending Vaccine and Mask Mandates Should Be Done Slowly -- and With Empathy Feb. 19, 2022
If you want to understand parents terrified about schools ending mask mandates, maybe it will help t... Read More
Antioxidant Power Feb. 18, 2022
February is a big month for health: It's both American Heart Month and National Cancer Prevention Mo... Read More
Protect Feral Cats From Winter Hazards Feb. 17, 2022
Q: Our neighborhood is inundated with feral cats. I don't feed them because I don't want to increase... Read More
Mental Wealth Feb. 16, 2022
Most American adults over 65 have some mental health coverage through Medicare, but it's far from ad... Read More
Young Dog's Skin Mass May Disappear Without Treatment Feb. 10, 2022
Q: Beau, our 1-year-old dachshund, had a small, round, pink mass on his ear. Scheduling an appointme... Read More
No Pregnant Pause Feb. 09, 2022
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine doesn't affect a couple's chances of becoming pregnant, but skipping th... Read More
Physical and Mental Wellness in the Times of a Pandemic Feb. 05, 2022
Dear Readers: My staff and I have received many letters and emails regarding the pandemic over the c... Read More
Heart Health Feb. 04, 2022
February is Heart Health Month, and a good reminder that eating the right foods can make a differenc... Read More
Undetectable Bat Bite Can Transmit Rabies Feb. 03, 2022
Q: Our cat Brewster tangled with a bat in our house. I managed to get the bat away from him and move... Read More
The CDC's Insistence on 'Universal Masking' in Schools Looks Less Scientific Every Day: That Recommendation, Which Never Had a Firm Basis, Is Even Harder to Justify in the Current Context Feb. 02, 2022
A recent NPR report quotes a Maryland mother who complains that you risk being tarred as "a psychoti... Read More
Taking a Spit Shine to You Feb. 02, 2022
Raising a kid is literally a messy business, with all of the dribble to be wiped, slobbery feedings ... Read More
Am I Being Too COVID Cautious? Jan. 28, 2022
Dear Annie: I'm 70, and my friend "Martha" is 72. We live in the same senior apartment complex and h... Read More
The Pandemic Is Affecting Us on a Level We Haven't Yet Come to Terms With Jan. 28, 2022
A couple of weeks ago, I reported on the findings of a USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll showing tha... Read More
Walking and Diabetes Jan. 28, 2022
Most of us wish for an easy fix for our health issues — a magic pill to lose weight or a magic... Read More
Since You Masked Jan. 26, 2022
By now, you should know that N95 and KN95 masks are better than surgical masks for protection from v... Read More
Reflecting on Resolutions Jan. 22, 2022
Dear Readers: Before the start of 2022, I asked you all to send me your goals and resolutions for th... Read More
'Socialized Medicine' Can't Be Any Worse Than This Jan. 22, 2022
About 30 years ago, when the Clinton Administration began looking at how to reform our floundering h... Read More
Where Resolving to Lose Weight Goes Wrong Jan. 21, 2022
NPR reports that this past year, half of all New Year's resolutions in the U.S. were based on fitnes... Read More
Migraines and Your Diet Jan. 21, 2022
It seems diet has an effect on most of our ailments. The latest study confirms that what you eat can... Read More
Rabbits Are Social Animals, So Adopt More Than One Jan. 20, 2022
Q: I've fallen in love with my friend's rabbit, and I want one of my own. I wonder if the rabbit is ... Read More
