Men might be more likely than women to rely on their doctors when making health care decisions
Bird dog exercise for your core: How to do it safely
Gout and heart disease: What's the connection?
Hearing loss in noisy environments
Hyaluronic acid for skin: Benefits, how to use it, and side effects
Weight cycling linked to increased muscle loss
Self-directed cognitive behavioral therapy may help alleviate chronic pain
What men should know about proposed changes for testosterone therapy
Ashwagandha: Benefits, side effects, and safety concerns
Hearing aids: Types, costs, over-the-counter options, and AirPods
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
Preventive care
Men might be more likely than women to rely on their doctors when making health care decisions
Exercise and Fitness
Bird dog exercise for your core: How to do it safely
Preventive care
Body odor: How it changes — and how to improve it
Diabetes and metabolic health
Do you really have high cortisol?
Men's Health
Erectile dysfunction: Is it a sign of hidden health problems?
Medications and treatments
How to save money on medication
Healthy aging and longevity
The health risks of gray divorce: Stress, insomnia, high blood pressure, and more
Women's Health
How menopause can affect oral health, including tooth decay, dry mouth, and shifting teeth
Healthy aging and longevity
The 5 pillars of longevity: Movement, nutrition, sleep, stress reduction, and social connection
Preventive care
C-reactive protein: Should healthy people be tested for it?
Healthy aging and longevity
Loneliness linked to cognitive decline and early death
Exercise and Fitness
Strength training over decades linked to longer life
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"
Diet and nutrition
Eating more soy and other legumes might ward off high blood pressure
Preventive care
Many older adults get health information from self-defined experts online
Women's Health
How PMOS (once called PCOS) affects women after menopause
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
Late-start hormone therapy: Safe or risky?
Healthy aging and longevity
What factors speed up aging?
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
Men might be more likely than women to rely on their doctors when making health care decisions
Bird dog exercise for your core: How to do it safely
Gout and heart disease: What's the connection?
Hearing loss in noisy environments
Hyaluronic acid for skin: Benefits, how to use it, and side effects
Weight cycling linked to increased muscle loss
Self-directed cognitive behavioral therapy may help alleviate chronic pain
What men should know about proposed changes for testosterone therapy
Ashwagandha: Benefits, side effects, and safety concerns
Hearing aids: Types, costs, over-the-counter options, and AirPods
