Dear Doctor: Your column about long-haul COVID-19 started a conversation at our house about why some viruses will keep getting you sick even a…
Question: Does sugar feeds cancerous tumors, does soy cause cancer, and it is safe to exercise during treatment?
After a column that referenced magnesium, we heard from a reader from Deltaville, Virginia, whose wife had been diagnosed with very low levels…
Hello, dear readers, and welcome to an extension of our monthly letters column. Our main letters column this month was devoted to your questio…
Dear Doctor: I'm a 60-year-old woman with naturally fair skin. I've worked outdoors all of my life -- and now I have the age spots on my face …
Question: How can I build resilience in my life?
A licensed registered nurse who is in line to get the vaccine soon had a good question: "Today is the first day of the COVID-19 vaccine being …
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Dear Doctor: I don't think I'm the only one wondering how the new coronavirus vaccines got developed so fast when other vaccines in the past t…
Dear Doctor: It seems like a coronavirus test you can do at home would be really helpful. Then people who don't have symptoms could know that …
Question: Which genetic syndromes increase the risk of breast cancer?
Dear Doctor: My gym has been closed for months, so I've been doing online workouts during the pandemic. A guy in our session keeps talking abo…
Dear Doctor: A few years ago, you had a column about why it's important to know CPR. My boyfriend took the Red Cross class, and he actually en…
From 10 to 11:30 a.m. every Wednesday, Family Connect Care will host a free virtual caregiver support group for those wanting to better unders…
Dear Doctor: I saw on the news that if you work out for 11 minutes a day, you are protected from the bad stuff that happens from sitting too m…
Dear Doctor: My boyfriend and I live in northern Ohio, and I think we have that thing where you get depressed from not enough light. He's kind…
LYNDA GANTT - While Christmastime is traditionally full of joy and celebration, for some, this year, it may be a time of sadness and sorrow if…
Dear Doctor: Our family -- ages 66, 59, 27 and 22 -- lives in one household. We've been working from home and keeping socially distant since t…
Dear Doctor: My dad is 65 years old and has Type 2 diabetes. He recently developed pain in his feet, which his doctor says is peripheral neuro…
Dear Doctor: My Type A husband, who naturally falls asleep for about 25 minutes on weekend afternoons, complains that he's wasting time when h…
As Santa Barbara County and the state experience a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations this winter, leaders at local hospitals are ga…
Dear Doctor: What are the possible health risks from artificial sweeteners? What are they, and how do we know if they're safe?
Cottage Health will open its newest urgent care center in Buellton on Tuesday, Dec. 15, according to a hospital spokesperson.
Visger and Mahakian will discuss life after traumatic brain injury, fears of being diagnosed, and identify misconceptions about cognitive impa…
The Chumash Casino Resort generated $6,483 during its annual Project Pink campaign, which raises money for breast cancer awareness through the…
Dear Doctors: We're all pretty stressed-out, even the kids. I keep saying that spending a Saturday in the nice park near our house could help,…
To help ease the financial burden of families living in Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties who have a child facing pediatric …
Dear Doctors: Is there more than one kind of COVID-19? I heard on the news about something they're calling "long COVID," and it sounds like a …