Gaming may be the world’s most popular pastime. Data from the games market and analytics experts at NewZoo estimates that roughly 2.7 billion people, or about 35% of the global
It can be challenging to communicate through masks, 6-feet of social distance, physical barriers and other factors due to COVID-19. For people with hearing loss, this is an especially challenging
Burning calories is often a focal point of weight loss efforts. People go to great lengths to burn more calories, but they might be surprised to learn how many they
Like most things this year, winter break is sure to look a bit different as COVID-19 remains at the forefront of everyone’s minds, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get
By Keith Roach, M.D. Signal Contributing Writer Dear Dr. Roach was diagnosed with COPD a year and a half ago and have several questions. I seem to be unable to
Saugus resident Wyatt Leiby, 19, and his family have known since the day he was born that one day, he’d need a kidney transplant. “Once they (delivered) me, the cord
Beautiful, healthy-looking skin is a reflection of overall good health. But it’s not just a question of how your skin looks — how it feels is just as important. If
Foods high in potassium, an essential mineral and electrolyte, offer health and nutrition benefits. Potassium helps muscles, including the heart, expand and contract, but for people whose kidneys can’t filter
They call it the sleeping bear. To the three Crawford kids, each of ages 10 and younger, their mother, Eva, has a condition that’s best when it lays low and
By Keith Roach, M.D. Signal Contributing Writer Dear Dr. Roach ow are sleep apnea, sighing and heart failure related? Recently, I was told that I have severe sleep apnea and that
As flu season approaches in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, now there’s an extra concern for the public and health officials — the possibility of a “twindemic.” Now, add
Let’s face it, makeup can be expensive. We are living in a time like no other, with the pandemic and social distancing affecting every aspect of our lives — from
By Keith Roach, M.D. Signal Contributing Writer Dear Dr. Roach am due to have a mammogram, but around the same time I am supposed to have a chest CT as
Spending a lot more time at home indoors these days or adjusting to going back outside? New habits and big lifestyle changes can have an effect on one’s skin. Here
By Keith Roach, M.D. Signal Contributing Writer Dear Dr. Roach have no health issues, but I’m a cheapskate. I see products labeled as “grain-free” or as “gluten-free,” but they always
With germs and viruses the center of attention in 2020, so should be your immune system, as this complicated network of immune cells stands between you and these deadly infections,
Many people deal with foot and ankle concerns by simply ignoring them, hoping the problem goes away. However, certain symptoms could be a sign of a serious condition, warn experts.
Valencia High School grad Anika Mathur was happy and healthy — until she wasn’t. Before she and her family knew it, the then junior’s tiredness became a diagnosis of aplastic
By Keith Roach, M.D. Signal Contributing Writer Dear Dr. Roach y wife has had dementia for over two years. There is an ad in our local paper for an Alzheimer’s disease
Walk the aisles of a neighborhood grocery store examining nutrition labels and packaging and you’re bound to find information that was not there a decade ago. On August 2, 2013,
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