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Dear Dr. Roach: My daughter is still nursing her 10-month-old son. She decided to get the Pfizer vaccine and continue breastfeeding. Her doctor did not advise her against it.

Dear Dr. Roach: Why is it that no matter what time a surgery is scheduled, the rule is 鈥渘o food or drink after midnight鈥�? My recent procedure was scheduled for 12:30 p.m. I was told I could have no food after midnight.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have been having pains and discomfort in my chest area for over a month now. I am a woman and in my early 30s. My doctor says my heart is OK, but I can鈥檛 help but wonder.

Dear Dr. Roach: I recently went to my dermatologist because I noticed a dark mole I hadn鈥檛 seen before. He did a biopsy, and it was called a 鈥渕oderately dysplastic nevus.鈥� He recommended removal, which was done right away.

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Dear Dr. Roach: In a recent column, you wrote that there is no risk to family from shedding after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

Dear Dr. Roach: Recently, in the middle of all the news about the newly circulating delta COVID-19 variant, a friend of mine flew to Mexico with her husband and teenage daughter for a five-day resort vacation.

Dear Dr. Roach: My friend is taking care of his 89-year-old mother. She has been drooling for the past two years or so. I read that aging causes muscles used for swallowing to become weaker and causes dysphagia, which in turn causes drooling.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 69-year-old Caucasian woman with newly found necrosis of the knee bone, along with a fracture. I do not have diabetes, but I received a month of steroids last November when I had COVID. I also use Adair daily for asthma.