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bile, which is also sometimes done to remove
stones, but I have seldom seen it done. Similarly,
shock-wave treatment, which is commonly used
for kidney stones, is rarely used but can be a rea-
sonable option in people with only one or two
stones.
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a soon-to-be
84-year-old woman with a question about ex-
cessive hair shedding. I’ve always had very thick,
good hair, and in fact, I get a lot of compliments
on my beautiful hair. I get my hair cut every four
to five weeks, and my hairdresser always thins
my hair at each visit.

1. Name the owner of the Boston Red Sox who EXAMINING THE COMMON AND On my last visit, she asked me if I had been
infamously sold Babe Ruth to the New York AVAILABLE TREATMENTS FOR ill. While my hair was not coming out in clumps,
Yankees in 1920. GALLSTONES she said it was shedding more than she has ever
2. In motorsports, what does the acronym DEAR DR. ROACH: What advice do you seen before with my hair. I, too, have noticed
HANS stand for? during the past month that there is more hair on
3. In June 2025, autonomous humanoid robots have for the treatment of gallstones? -- N.W. my brush, shower drain and clothes. With my
from Tsinghua University’s THU Robotics ANSWER: Gallstones are common (6%
team defeated China Agricultural Univer- of men and 9% of women will get one over a hair being so thick, I’ve always had some shed-
sity’s Mountain Sea Team’s robots in what lifetime) and are mostly composed of bile salts ding that appears on my clothes, but nothing to
sport? and cholesterol. The goal of treatment is to re- this extent.
4. Who did the Charlotte Hornets select 11th duce symptoms and the risk of complications. I’m not on any new medicines. What could
overall in the 2018 NBA Draft and then im- be causing my hair to shed so much? This is the
mediately trade to the Los Angeles Clippers? Depending on the size and composition of a last thing I thought I would be a problem for
5. Unicycling acrobat Rong “Krystal” Niu, a person’s gallstones, there are different therapies
fixture at pro basketball halftime shows, is available. me. Is it something serious? Can it be treated
better known by what stage name? The most common treatment for symptom- and reversed? I hate to think that I am about to
6. In 2024, Amit Patel pleaded guilty to steal- atic gallstones is surgery. Surgery is highly ef- lose the only good asset I have. -- J.M.W.
ing $22 million from what NFL franchise fective, although there are complications such
while employed with the team? ANSWER: The most common cause of
7. What 1978 National League MVP died 29 as bleeding, infection and leaks. About 10% hair loss I see in older women is female pat-
days before being inducted into the National of people will develop diarrhea after surgery,
Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2025? which tends to get better over weeks to months tern hair loss, but your story sounds more like
but sometimes requires treatment with a bile-ac- acute telogen effluvium, which means the loss
Answers: id-binding drug like cholestyramine. Surgery is of hair during the resting phase. This condition
performed laparoscopically, which means faster is sometimes but not always associated with a
healing times. stressful event. There are other medical causes,
7. Dave Parker.
For people who are not good candidates for but in a third of cases, no underlying cause can
6. The Jacksonville Jaguars.
5. Red Panda.
surgery (such as those with significant medical be identified.
4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
illnesses) or people who do not want surgery, The good news about telogen effluvium is
3. Soccer.
there are other options. Medications given by that the hair usually comes back, often around
2. Head and Neck Support.
1. Harry Frazee.
mouth, such as ursodiol (Actigall), can dissolve 6-12 months. However, I know how important
gallstones, but this can take a long time, usually hair can be to both men and women, so I always
several years. People with smaller stones that are recommend a visit with a dermatologist, espe-
mostly made of cholesterol can be good candi- cially one who has expertise in hair disorders as
dates for this treatment. However, it is not 100% they have additional tools to evaluate patients
effective. for other causes.
Another option is a tube placed into the
gallbladder through the abdominal wall to drain

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