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Dear Dr. Roach: With all the misinformation flying around, can you comment on whether it鈥檚 a good idea to wear N95 masks if you have them on hand? F.C.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am scheduled to play tennis with my friend tonight. His son tested positive for COVID-19 and is symptomatic as of yesterday. He has not seen his son for at least one week before the diagnosis.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 78 and have some difficulty swallowing. I must take calcium and magnesium tablets, and they are very large. I have to chew them to get them down but they taste awful. Any suggestions? P.P.L.

Dear Dr. Roach: A friend was diagnosed with high blood pressure several years ago and has been on a hypertensive drug since then. However, over the past years, he has lost over 50 pounds and is no longer overweight. He works out every day.

Dear Dr. Roach: I鈥檓 an 88-year-old woman in good health except that I have had a lot of leg and back pain in the past two or so years. I had spinal stenosis, and I have arthritis as well.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am under the care of an ophthalmologist, and on a routine exam I was told that I have pinguecula of the eyes. What does this mean? I was given artificial tears and am to follow up regularly.

Dear Dr. Roach: In your recent column referring to the shingles vaccine, you do not mention younger adults. My son had a very bad case of chickenpox when he was only six months old.

Dear Dr. Roach: Is there a difference between COVID-19 treatment in academia vs. the real world? I had a telemedicine appointment the other day to see my internist, and he said to call right away if I developed symptoms consistent with COVID.

Dear Dr. Roach: Why don鈥檛 you inform your patients about Fosamax causing a stroke? This is well studied, and my mother is currently hospitalized from stroke, most likely from Fosamax.

Dear Dr. Roach: Recently I had a sudden onset of appendicitis and was operated on the following day laparoscopically.