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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

3 stretches to relieve knee pain featured image

Pain

3 stretches to relieve knee pain

Does drinking tea really help health? featured image

Staying Healthy

Does drinking tea really help health?

Fresh ideas to improve health habits featured image

Staying Healthy

Fresh ideas to improve health habits

How winter affects chronic conditions featured image

Diseases & Conditions

How winter affects chronic conditions

Are you taking too many medications? featured image

Staying Healthy

Are you taking too many medications?

Can acupuncture ease your sciatica? featured image

Pain

Can acupuncture ease your sciatica?

These drugs might be best to relieve migraine pain featured image

Pain

These drugs might be best to relieve migraine pain

Can a

Exercise & Fitness

Can a "weekend warrior" exercise regimen protect your brain?

What really happens in upper eyelid surgery? featured image

Staying Healthy

What really happens in upper eyelid surgery?

9 ways to stay out of the emergency room this winter featured image

Staying Healthy

9 ways to stay out of the emergency room this winter

Harvard study pegs the worst ultra-processed foods for your heart featured image

Staying Healthy

Harvard study pegs the worst ultra-processed foods for your heart

Resilience tied to a longer life featured image

Staying Healthy

Resilience tied to a longer life

What's the best self-fitting strategy for over-the-counter hearing aids? featured image

Staying Healthy

What's the best self-fitting strategy for over-the-counter hearing aids?

How to ask embarrassing medical questions featured image

Staying Healthy

How to ask embarrassing medical questions

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

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