Elizabeth Ko, M.D.

Dear Doctors: Ever since I was little, I have absolutely hated the sound of other people chewing. Whenever I try to explain this to someone, they think I’m overreacting or even making it up. Is this something you have come across before? Does anyone know why it happens?

In 1884, the first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.

Empty nester feels overwhelmed by changes

DEAR HARRIETTE: The past year has been full of change for me ... way too much change. Early last year, I lost my job. It was a job I had nurtured for the past 25 years, a place I’d been attached to since I graduated college, a job that saw me get married and have two children. That was a hard loss.

Elizabeth Ko, M.D.

Dear Doctors: I got sick with a stomach bug, and it was so bad that my girlfriend insisted on me going to our local urgent care. They said I had norovirus. It lasted for three days, and it was miserable. Where does norovirus come from, and how can you avoid getting it?

Single father sets boundaries with girlfriend

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am in a relationship with a man who is a single parent of two children. It seems as though his ex left their family not too long after their second child was born – perhaps postpartum. My partner and I have a great relationship, and I love his girls.

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