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Heidi Godman

Executive Editor, Harvard Health Letter

Heidi Godman is the executive editor of the Harvard Health Letter. Before coming to the Health Letter, she was an award-winning television news anchor and medical reporter for 25 years. Heidi was named a journalism fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, and has been honored by the Associated Press, the American Heart Association, the Wellness Community, and other organizations for outstanding medical reporting. Heidi holds a bachelor of science degree in journalism from West Virginia University.

Posts by Heidi Godman

Who's missing from your health care team? featured image

Staying Healthy

Who's missing from your health care team?

Reconsider cognitive behavioral therapy for tinnitus featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Reconsider cognitive behavioral therapy for tinnitus

Can these foods lower your dementia risk? featured image

Mind & Mood

Can these foods lower your dementia risk?

The wrong arm position might affect your blood pressure measurement featured image

Staying Healthy

The wrong arm position might affect your blood pressure measurement

Digestive health changes: When to seek medical care featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Digestive health changes: When to seek medical care

Can a knee brace ease arthritis pain? featured image

Pain

Can a knee brace ease arthritis pain?

The least unhealthy holiday desserts featured image

Staying Healthy

The least unhealthy holiday desserts

How the stigma of migraine might hurt your health featured image

Diseases & Conditions

How the stigma of migraine might hurt your health

Does a lack of purpose signal cognitive change? featured image

Mind & Mood

Does a lack of purpose signal cognitive change?

FDA approves blood test for colorectal cancer screening featured image

Staying Healthy

FDA approves blood test for colorectal cancer screening

Shingles tied to cognitive decline featured image

Mind & Mood

Shingles tied to cognitive decline

Are you resistant to meditation? featured image

Mind & Mood

Are you resistant to meditation?

Antidepressants: Not just for mood disorders featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Antidepressants: Not just for mood disorders

Essential stretches to fight stiff winter muscles featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Essential stretches to fight stiff winter muscles

Breathe better after a chest cold, flu, pneumonia, or COVID featured image

Staying Healthy

Breathe better after a chest cold, flu, pneumonia, or COVID

Fear of falling: Do you have an emergency plan? featured image

Staying Healthy

Fear of falling: Do you have an emergency plan?

Harvard researchers: Irregular sleep patterns linked to diabetes featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Harvard researchers: Irregular sleep patterns linked to diabetes

Should you beef up your strength training program? featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Should you beef up your strength training program?

Harvard scientists find another secret to longevity: Feeling grateful featured image

Mind & Mood

Harvard scientists find another secret to longevity: Feeling grateful

Tips to find integrative health practitioners featured image

Staying Healthy

Tips to find integrative health practitioners

4 steps to battle early signs of brittle bones featured image

Staying Healthy

4 steps to battle early signs of brittle bones

Should you try these tools to clean your ears? featured image

Staying Healthy

Should you try these tools to clean your ears?

Get your hiking muscles in shape featured image

Harvard Health Letter

Get your hiking muscles in shape

The surprising side effect of eye surgery featured image

Staying Healthy

The surprising side effect of eye surgery

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