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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

Seeing red? 4 steps to try before responding featured image

Mind & Mood

Seeing red? 4 steps to try before responding

Salt substitute associated with lower rates of stroke, death featured image

Heart Health

Salt substitute associated with lower rates of stroke, death

Progress toward over-the-counter hearing aids featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Progress toward over-the-counter hearing aids

Tooth loss associated with cognitive impairment, dementia featured image

Mind & Mood

Tooth loss associated with cognitive impairment, dementia

Tips to help you stay on your cholesterol drug featured image

Harvard Health Letter

Tips to help you stay on your cholesterol drug

The dos and don'ts of managing diverticular disease featured image

Diseases & Conditions

The dos and don'ts of managing diverticular disease

Essential nutrients your body needs for building bone featured image

Staying Healthy

Essential nutrients your body needs for building bone

Watch out for these balance busters featured image

Staying Healthy

Watch out for these balance busters

The heel problem that threatens your mobility featured image

Diseases & Conditions

The heel problem that threatens your mobility

Gift giving for family or friends in assisted living featured image

Staying Healthy

Gift giving for family or friends in assisted living

Sore throat soothers featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Sore throat soothers

How much sleep keeps cognitive decline at bay? featured image

Mind & Mood

How much sleep keeps cognitive decline at bay?

Harvard study: Healthy diet associated with lower COVID-19 risk and severity featured image

Staying Healthy

Harvard study: Healthy diet associated with lower COVID-19 risk and severity

Helpful gadgets for a fuzzy memory featured image

Mind & Mood

Helpful gadgets for a fuzzy memory

Harvard finds flavonoids linked to sharper thinking and memory featured image

Mind & Mood

Harvard finds flavonoids linked to sharper thinking and memory

What to do when your blood pressure won’t go down featured image

Staying Healthy

What to do when your blood pressure won’t go down

Holiday health hazards featured image

Staying Healthy

Holiday health hazards

Exercising safely with hearing or vision impairment featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Exercising safely with hearing or vision impairment

Caring for an aging parent? Tips for enjoying holiday meals featured image

Staying Healthy

Caring for an aging parent? Tips for enjoying holiday meals

Can friends who listen help protect your memory and thinking skills? featured image

Mind & Mood

Can friends who listen help protect your memory and thinking skills?

Nationwide sugar reductions projected to save health and lives featured image

Nutrition

Nationwide sugar reductions projected to save health and lives

Going to sleep late at night associated with obesity, big bellies featured image

Staying Healthy

Going to sleep late at night associated with obesity, big bellies

Steps to stay safe when you push or pull an object featured image

Staying Healthy

Steps to stay safe when you push or pull an object

Is your medication making you lightheaded? featured image

Staying Healthy

Is your medication making you lightheaded?

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