Harvard study links ultra-processed foods to higher rates of cognitive decline, dementia
A guide to the DASH diet
Calorie deficit explained: Is it a safe, sustainable approach to weight loss?
Prediabetes diet: How to help prevent progression to diabetes
COPD symptoms: How to spot them early
Many older adults get health information from self-defined experts online
Routine cancer screenings for older adults: Mammograms, colonoscopies, PSA tests, and more
How PMOS (once called PCOS) affects women after menopause
Eating more soy and other legumes might ward off high blood pressure
Surgery for a torn meniscus appears to offer no benefit
Maureen Salamon
Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch
Maureen Salamon is the executive editor of Harvard Women’s Health Watch. She also writes for the Harvard Health Letter, Harvard Heart Letter, and Harvard Men’s Health Watch, as well as for Harvard Health Publishing’s flagship website. She began her career as a newspaper reporter and later covered health and medicine for a wide variety of websites, magazines, and hospitals. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, CNN.com, WebMD, Medscape, and HealthDay, among other major outlets. Maureen earned a BA in print journalism from Penn State University.
Posts by Maureen Salamon
Brain health
Digital overload: Coping with the stress of screen time and other digital demands as we get older
Respiratory health
COPD symptoms: How to spot them early
Medications and treatments
Medication side effects that can mimic "getting older"
Cancer
Routine cancer screenings for older adults: Mammograms, colonoscopies, PSA tests, and more
Diet and nutrition
IV therapy for vitamin replenishment: Health boost or expensive placebo?
Women's Health
How PMOS (once called PCOS) affects women after menopause
Preventive care
Many older adults get health information from self-defined experts online
Diet and nutrition
Eating more soy and other legumes might ward off high blood pressure
Women's Health
Late-start hormone therapy: Safe or risky?
Healthy aging and longevity
What factors speed up aging?
Preventive care
Full-body MRI screening: Reassurance or overdiagnosis?
Women's Health
From periods to menopause: How estrogen levels throughout life affect women's brain health
Immune and infectious diseases
The problem with "classic" Lyme disease symptoms
Digestive Health
Are those body aches a sign of gallstones?
Women's Health
Staying active throughout middle age may lower women's risk of dying early
Preventive care
High-dose flu shot may lower risk of Alzheimer's
Diet and nutrition
Healthier plant-based diet tied to lower risk of dementia
Diet and nutrition
Eating more fish may help prevent macular degeneration
Sleep
Seven hours of sleep linked to better blood sugar regulation
Cancer
The latest advances in colorectal cancer screening
Medications and treatments
GLP-1 drugs may lower odds of developing substance use disorders
Mental Health
Spirituality may protect against substance misuse
Women's Health
How chemotherapy can affect women's sexual health - and what can help
Women's Health
When consequences of pregnancy complications develop later in life
Harvard study links ultra-processed foods to higher rates of cognitive decline, dementia
A guide to the DASH diet
Calorie deficit explained: Is it a safe, sustainable approach to weight loss?
Prediabetes diet: How to help prevent progression to diabetes
COPD symptoms: How to spot them early
Many older adults get health information from self-defined experts online
Routine cancer screenings for older adults: Mammograms, colonoscopies, PSA tests, and more
How PMOS (once called PCOS) affects women after menopause
Eating more soy and other legumes might ward off high blood pressure
Surgery for a torn meniscus appears to offer no benefit
