DearDoctors. Intense pain during a bowel movement sent our son to the ER ...That’s the medical term for a blood clot that develops inside of a hemorrhoid ... the hemorrhoid ... The doctor removes the clot through a cut in the surface of the hemorrhoid.
Q At age 51, I was diagnosed with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. After a second round of tests, treatment was changed from open-heart surgery to balloon valvuloplasty. What can I do to help the results last? Should open-heart surgery be ....
He alleged that the doctor addressed him using the word “tu” (casually saying ‘you’ in Hindi) which he found demeaning, and requested that a more respectful form of address be used instead ... the report.
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” This saying is popular ... But have you thought about whether it is true or just a fun saying? Look more closely at the health benefits of apples and how they might help keep the doctor away.
DearDoctors. This weird thing keeps happening where it feels like the sock in my left shoe has gotten wadded up underneath the ball of my foot. Every time I check, nothing is wrong. Is something wrong? My health insurance ... .
DearDoctors... At what age does it become a problem for children who have slept with night-lights and have been bundled up since birth? Do night-lights tell children that the dark is something to be feared?.
DearDoctors. It is my understanding that one should sleep in a dark, cool room. At what age does it become a problem for children who have slept with night-lights and have been bundled up since birth? Do night-lights tell ... .
DearDoctors. I started taking voice lessons from an instructor in her 30s who works with younger singers. I'm 72 and have COPD and asthma, and I am recovering from bronchitis. I can't always reach the notes she thinks I ... .
DearDoctors... I can’t always reach the notes she thinks I should, and she says I give up too easily. Can I ask her to focus on the vocal range I already have, or is that copping out? ... affect the voice.