Keith Roach

DEAR DR. ROACH: I understand a vaccine to prevent Lyme disease is in the works, but I wonder when it will be available. We've had multiple tick bites in our family, with some that resulted in Lyme disease. While I appreciate that our dog receives a vaccine and monthly anti-tick prevention, we're long overdue for prevention for humans. Your thoughts are appreciated.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I understand a vaccine to prevent Lyme disease is in the works, but I wonder when it'll be available. We've had multiple tick bites in our family, with some that resulted in Lyme disease. While I appreciate that our dog receives a vaccine and monthly anti-tick prevention, we're long overdue for prevention for humans. Your thoughts are appreciated. -- K.L.

Vaccination alone won’t guarantee protection from Lyme disease.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My mom has Capgras syndrome and firmly believes that her husband (my dad) is dead. She thinks that there's someone whom I snuck in and built a lie around, and she tells everyone that this man is the same man. It's really difficult for us, especially my dad.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently read in your column that using Flonase can cause cataracts. I think it’d be of service to your readers to also mention that Flon

There are some other wild stories she tells/believes that absolutely aren’t true.

There are some other wild stories she tells/believes that absolutely aren’t true.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Could you please inform and educate us, especially pregnant women, about the effects of cytomegalovirus (CMV)? This is the No. 1 reason why children are born deaf to parents that aren't deaf. My niece was pregnant and evidently caught a bad cold, but it was CMV. She remembers her ears being very stuffy, and she had a hard time hearing.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Could you please inform and educate us, especially pregnant women, about the effects of cytomegalovirus (CMV)? This is the No. 1 reason why children are born deaf to parents that aren’t deaf. My niece was pregnant and evidently caught a bad cold, but it was CMV. She remembers her ears being very […]