Recent Articles
Medication side effects: What are your options?
Independent living with home care assistance: Balancing autonomy and support
Dialysis: What to expect from this life-changing — and lifesaving — treatment
The BEEP program: Keep your balance
Hoarding: What to know about this mental health disorder
21 spices for healthy holiday foods
Listeria: How to protect yourself from this common cause of food poisoning
Adult day care can benefit older adults and their caregivers
Digestive enzymes: How supplements like Lactaid and Beano can help with digestion
Can probiotics help calm inflammatory bowel disease?
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
Mind & Mood
Do parasocial relationships fill a loneliness gap?
Exercise & Fitness
Fit balance exercises into a busy day
Diseases & Conditions
Are you missing the subtle signs of anemia?
Staying Healthy
Drinks on a plane: Consider saying no
Staying Healthy
Should you try a do-it-yourself hearing test?
Staying Healthy
Should you really take that daily aspirin?
Staying Healthy
Who should get an RSV vaccination this year?
Diseases & Conditions
Eating a sodium-rich diet is tied to increased eczema risks
Diseases & Conditions
Trouble treating rheumatoid arthritis
Staying Healthy
Want to cool down? 14 ideas to try
Staying Healthy
Counting steps works as well as counting exercise minutes
Staying Healthy
Can you fight age-related voice changes?
Diseases & Conditions
New medication for urinary tract infections: Will it really help?
Exercise & Fitness
Exercise trend alert: Walking soccer
Staying Healthy
Tackling the top stressors for dementia caregivers
Staying Healthy
Tips to change your night-owl lifestyle
Mind & Mood
Can a spoonful of daily olive oil ward off dementia death?
Staying Healthy
Stroke rates holding steady for people 65 or older, but increasing among younger people
Staying Healthy
Packing your hurricane go bag? Make provisions for your health
Exercise & Fitness
Motivate yourself to walk more
Mind & Mood
Can your blood tests predict your future risk of stress, anxiety, or depression?
Heart Health
Heart failure might be the most common complication of atrial fibrillation
Diseases & Conditions
Do you really have a drug allergy?
Staying Healthy
New approaches to colorectal cancer screening
Recent Articles
Medication side effects: What are your options?
Independent living with home care assistance: Balancing autonomy and support
Dialysis: What to expect from this life-changing — and lifesaving — treatment
The BEEP program: Keep your balance
Hoarding: What to know about this mental health disorder
21 spices for healthy holiday foods
Listeria: How to protect yourself from this common cause of food poisoning
Adult day care can benefit older adults and their caregivers
Digestive enzymes: How supplements like Lactaid and Beano can help with digestion
Can probiotics help calm inflammatory bowel disease?
