Dear Doctors: I would like to know more about peripheral neuropathy. It seems like it’s pretty common, especially as you start getting older, but you never hear much about it.
DEAR DOCTORS: I had chemotherapy for breast cancer. It was successful and I'm getting my strength back, but I'm having trouble with thinking and memory. My doctor calls it "chemo brain" and says it will get better. Why is this happening? How long is it going to last?
DEAR DOCTORS: I had just started a new job when the pandemic happened. On top of the lockdowns and home-schooling our kids, I was diagnosed with IBS. My husband read there's research that it's caused by stress, and that makes a lot of sense to me. Can you please talk about that research?
DEAR DOCTORS: Our grandfather is having memory problems, and my mum is trying to get him to eat more fish. I know fish is called "brain food", but my mum says she has heard on the news that fish keeps you from getting dementia. Is this true? What about fish and mercury?