Tag: anatomy

Having spent nearly 30 years as a non- clinical health care insider, the treasure trove of knowledge that I’ve accumulated has been both fascinating and frustrating. It is very clear that those individuals who have decided health care as a career...

I love my sister-in-law Ronna. The first time I met her, she gave me the most incredible hug. It wasn’t obligatory, wimpy or semi-committal. It was a full-on bear hug, complete with belly contact and a stout, strong, enveloping embrace. She...

Chuck Norris I admit that when I wrote last week complaining about the public health downsides created by the annual switch to daylight saving time, I was unaware of the Sunshine Protection Act, even though this bill calling for a permanent...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 74-year-old healthy female. Recently, my doctor noticed I had high blood pressure (140/90) and suggested I take medication. I did some research on the side effects of them and am hesitant to take any. I...

It wasn’t long after the loss of her son that Michelle Tumlin started trying to bring the light back into her life. She knew that although her son was gone from her, he still lived in advocacy for mental health and...

The immune system is our best shield against disease. We depend on it to protect us against viruses, microbes, and bacteria. As quoted by Dr. Claude Bernard: “The microbe is nothing, the terrain everything.” The terrain is our immune system. It...

Among the military veterans interviewed for a recent Kaiser Health Network story on the role service dogs have played over the years in helping veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder was Air Force veteran Danyelle Clark-Gutierrez. She recounts how, after her diagnosis,...

Waco radio personality Rich Richardson remembers Sept. 11, 2021, as the day COVID-19 changed his world, and he does not remember anything from a 26-day coma that followed. Six months later, and three months into physical therapy meant to get his...

DR. KEITH ROACH For the Herald & Review DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old female, currently in good health. I had a complete hysterectomy at age 54, and stage 2B (ER positive, HER-2 negative) breast cancer at age 65, with...

Dr. Michael Camardi Special to The Roanoke Times What do you think of all this vitamin D hype? I mean, promotions for it seem to be all over the place. Is it a real thing? I’ve read a lot about it...