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Medication side effects: What are your options?
Independent living with home care assistance: Balancing autonomy and support
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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
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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
Diseases & Conditions
Could this diet ward off COVID?
Staying Healthy
What to do about medical gaslighting
Pain
Is that dental pain an emergency?
Exercise & Fitness
An easier way to do high-intensity interval training
Pain
Pill-free pain treatments that won't break the bank
Exercise & Fitness
Stepping up activity if winter slowed you down
Staying Healthy
Eating more tomatoes may help lower high blood pressure
Diseases & Conditions
Colon cancer risks higher in people with diabetes
Staying Healthy
Pets may help fend off cognitive decline in single seniors
Pain
What should you do when sciatica flares?
Staying Healthy
Be wise about bee and wasp stings
Diseases & Conditions
New thinking about tinnitus
Staying Healthy
Medication disposal: How — and why — to do it safely
Staying Healthy
The colonoscopy diet
Heart Health
Alert: This hidden condition increases heart attack and stroke risks
Diseases & Conditions
Surprising risk factors for vision loss
Pain
Electricity as chronic pain medicine
Staying Healthy
Trouble getting your medications? Here's how to cope with pharmacy challenges
Diseases & Conditions
Will walking faster reduce your diabetes risk?
Heart Health
Cutting sodium significantly lowers blood pressure
Mind & Mood
Harvard study: Hot yoga may help ease depression
Diseases & Conditions
Top 3 strategies to avoid ankle sprains
Staying Healthy
Beyond the usual suspects for healthy resolutions
Diseases & Conditions
Uncontrolled high blood pressure or diabetes tied to severe COVID-19 outcomes
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?
