DEAR DR. ROACH: I have recently begun seeing a new physician who dictates into a recorder during my entire exam. I find this very off-putting and don’t know what to do. Here is an example: Doctor: What brings you in today? Me: I have a sore throat. Doctor speaks into to the recorder: ...
TIM MANNELLO Williamsport In first century Palestine, women were relegated to the margins of society; the poor were marginalized; tax collectors and sinners were despised; lepers were shunned and forced to live outside populated communities; Samaritans were thought of and treated with ...
You don’t know how lucky you are. You have a local six-days-a-week newspaper. You can read it online if you don’t want to buy it in print, and vice versa. You have a local newsroom too, and you can see the names of the reporters at the top of their stories. Questions? Issues? You can ...
It hardly qualifies as news anymore, but according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, union membership declined from 2023 to 2024, going from 10% to 9.9% of wage and salary workers. Some 32% of public employees are union members compared to only 5.9% of private-sector workers, down from 6% in ...
Dear Annie: I’m at a crossroads in my marriage, and I don’t know what to do. My husband and I barely talk anymore unless it’s about the kids or logistics. There’s no connection, no affection — just a quiet tension that lingers in the background of everything. We’ve tried counseling, ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 65-year-old male. On my recent semiannual checkup, my labs showed an AST level of 53 U/L and an ALT level of 62 U/L. I am concerned about nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. In addition to losing weight, is 800 IU of vitamin E potentially beneficial? — H.C. ANSWER: ...