Dear Doctors: I turned 46 years old last winter, and all of a sudden I started getting skin tags. I worried it might be a sign of skin cancer, but my sister insists they're harmless. Is that true? There are a few on my neck that keep getting irritated by my clothes and jewelry. Is there any way to get rid of them?
One of the murkier aspects of congressional Republicans' investigation of President Biden's financial history concerns an allegation that Biden, when he was vice president, accepted a $5 million bribe from the corrupt Ukrainian energy firm Burisma. The alleged scheme also involved Biden's son Hunter. Burisma, of course, was the company that for a time paid Hunter Biden about $1 million a year to do mostly nothing.
DEAR HARRIETTE: When I was in my late 20s, I decided to move to Japan to teach English. I met a man there, and we got married and had two beautiful daughters. Soon after my second daughter was born, we decided to get a divorce because our relationship wasn't working anymore. I moved back to the U.S., and I was able to find a job and get back on my feet as a newly single woman with a toddler and an infant.
One of the best things you can do for your health and to reduce your carbon footprint is to adopt a plant-based diet. But if going totally vegan seems too radical or isn't quite right for you, try a 'vegan-ish' diet. For example, if you're going to eat meat, try sourcing it from an independent butcher who can assure you the cuts of meat are from animals that were free-range and ate a natural diet. Try the vegetarian options at restaurants, and opt for small changes like oat milk instead of dairy milk with your coffee.
Funding for public education was the primary topic of discussion and focus for much of our legislative session this year. We knew we wanted to give teachers another pay raise and dedicate more funding for classroom instruction to boost student outcomes.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am supposed to reconnect with a friend I have not seen in about a year. During the pandemic, we became close, and she was one of the only people I went out to see. Then she started dating someone and began to change as their relationship progressed.
Dear Doctors: My arms and hands have begun to go numb when I'm lying down in bed at night. It wakes me up, so I'm not sleeping well. What causes this? I'm healthy, eat a pescatarian diet and exercise regularly. I don't have diabetes, but I may have high blood sugar. Should I see a doctor?
The 2024 election differs from its 59 predecessors in several ways. Its two front-runners may offer Americans the oldest set of candidates ever. It is being conducted amid civil anger turbocharged by an incendiary media atmosphere. It is setting records for the money the contenders are assembling in their treasuries. For the first time, a former vice president is running against the president who chose him for the position.
Today is the 193rd day of 2023 and the 22nd day of summer.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My mom is still treating me as if I am a child. I understand 23 is still young, but I have moved out of the house and am paying all my own bills. She still feels as if she needs to have control over me. I am switching jobs soon and need to drive halfway across the country. I want to make the drive alone because I need room in the car for my possessions. I also want to do the drive on my time and not have to worry about another person's needs.