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Elizabeth Ko, M.D.

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Weight training helps lower risk of diabetes

Friday, September 4, 2026

Dear Doctors: My regular checkup showed I have prediabetes. My doctor explained how to change my diet, which I understand. He also talked about exercise, and my sister says that’s just as important. She heard about a study saying weightlifting makes a big difference. Can you talk about that?

New friend hits on taken man at the club

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New friend hits on taken man at the club

Friday, September 4, 2026

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently tried to merge separate friends for an outing, and it failed terribly. I invited a new friend of mine to go out with my girlfriends and me to a Latin club that we often frequent.

Which Republicans will run in 2028?

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Which Republicans will run in 2028?

Friday, September 4, 2026

Over the last year or so, President Donald Trump has sometimes pointed to Vice President JD Vance as his preference for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination. Sometimes he has spoken favorably of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and sometimes of a Vance-Rubio “dream team.

Working adult wants to get bachelor’s degree

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Working adult wants to get bachelor’s degree

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

DEAR HARRIETTE: I want to pursue a bachelor’s degree. I know what you’re thinking: Go for it. The catch is, I’ve been down this road before – a few times. The first few times I went to college were at my parents’ behest.

I returned home, my head filled with loons

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I returned home, my head filled with loons

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

I’m sure someone must have mentioned that I’d be on a boat.But I somehow missed that information entirely until I was given directions to a boat landing. A book club was reading my novel, “Loon Point.” Someone in the book club knew my mother, and she wrote, asking if I would attend the meeting.

Trump’s promises are being written in ink

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Trump’s promises are being written in ink

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

As President Donald Trump escalated his trade war with Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney responded with a direct comment: “We’ve recognized from the start that America has changed,” he said. “We recognize that sometimes, its signature is written in pencil.

CLINTON’S HISTORY 10, 20, 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO

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CLINTON’S HISTORY 10, 20, 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO

Saturday, August 29, 2026

30 YEARS AGO• Thirty-six percent of developmental first- through third-grade children screened at Nance Elementary were detected to have dental problems, according to local dentist volunteers Dr. Devin Schoonmaker, Dr.B.A. Jackson, and Dr. Floyd Simon Jr.

Mom worried that teen prefers being alone

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Mom worried that teen prefers being alone

Saturday, August 29, 2026

DEAR HARRIETTE: My 16-year-old daughter is determined to completely isolate herself. She says she doesn’t want any friends, so she acts very mean and disinterested in other kids at school and extracurricular activities.

Elizabeth Ko, M.D.

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Recovering from intramedullary femoral nailing

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Dear Doctors: When a femur is broken and an 18-inch rod is inserted to stabilize the bone during healing, then removed about a year later, does the bone marrow ever regrow back into the femur? Or will it remain a hollow cavity forever? I appreciate any information you can provide.

Elizabeth Ko, M.D.

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Magnesium is crucial to good health

Friday, August 28, 2026

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: I am told that magnesium is very important, and that it can help with sleep and also with anxiety. Is that true? I struggle with anxiety, and a lot of times it keeps me from falling asleep. I’m interested in trying a supplement but not sure how it works.