ask-the-doctor
I am concerned that drinking a cup of coffee in the morning will slow my body from absorbing the iron. If I drink a cup of coffee at 8:30 a.m., is it relatively safe to take my iron pill around 10:30 a.m.? Or should I stop drinking any coffee?
My husband has a perfect white circle in the center of his back with a small red dot in the center. It doesn’t hurt or itch. He mentioned that one of his co-workers had the exact same thing on his chest while overseas. Could this be Lyme disease?
I am 65-year-old female. I was diagnosed with a blood clot in my leg while taking the hormone patch Alora for hot flashes. I had to stop Alora. The hot flashes came back. Is there anything I can take to relieve hot flashes?
I have a soft, swollen bump at the outer edge of my anus. I don’t have pain, itching or discomfort. But this bump has stayed the same for over the past several days. What do you think this could be?
Is it possible to get HPV if my partner and I have been only been sexually active with each other?
I have been diagnosed 4 times with pneumonia in my left lung only. Why would this happen? What kinds of tests might I need to help find out the reason?
I had a persistent headache after a spinal tap. The fluid taken out during the tap was normal. My doctor has suggested a blood patch. What is this?
What is a bezoar?
I recently had an abdominal ultrasound and it showed I had a ‘sponge kidney.’ What does this mean?
Why would someone crave and eat chalk? I have been eating large amounts of chalk (sidewalk chalk) since my pregnancy. My baby is now four months old and I am still craving it.