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Chickpeas: Easy ways to eat more of this nutritious legume
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Do products that claim to stop snoring actually work?
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Flowers, chocolates, organ donation — are you in?
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Chair yoga: Benefits of a mind-body practice without the risk of falling
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Need a prescription for an ED medication? What to know about BlueChew, hims, Roman, and other online ED medication retailers
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Low-carb foods: Nutritious choices for creating a sustainable diet that's lower in carbohydrates
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Pilates: A good option for older adults?
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A muscle-building obsession in boys: What to know and do
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Calcium-rich foods: How to boost your intake of this important mineral
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DNR: What is a do-not-resuscitate order?
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Maureen Salamon
Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch
Maureen Salamon is executive editor of Harvard Women’s Health Watch. 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
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Staying Healthy
When pills pose problems
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Mind & Mood
Bridging the gap: Dementia communication strategies
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Exercise & Fitness
Fitness face-off
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Diseases & Conditions
How your dentist could save your life
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Mind & Mood
Eating more fruit at midlife may help ward off later-life depression
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Pain
Abdominal fat linked to widespread, chronic pain
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Diseases & Conditions
CDC updates recommendations for pneumococcal and COVID vaccines
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Exercise & Fitness
Weekend warriors can still reap major health benefits
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Diseases & Conditions
Yoga and similar exercises can improve incontinence in older women
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Diseases & Conditions
When seizures strike
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Mind & Mood
MIND diet may slow cognitive decline
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Women's Health
Pap smears or self-swabs?
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Staying Healthy
Winter skin woes
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Staying Healthy
Beyond the milestone: Health goals for your 50s onward
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Women's Health
Depression around time of pregnancy may raise risk of cardiovascular disease
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Staying Healthy
Chips and dip add up to far more snack calories
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Women's Health
Double mastectomy offers no survival benefit for women with breast cancer
![Beyond the grind: Toxic productivity and how it sabotages your well-being featured image](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/15873/conversions/p4-frustration-w1224-gi1636470422-thumb.jpg)
Mind & Mood
Beyond the grind: Toxic productivity and how it sabotages your well-being
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Diseases & Conditions
Inflammatory bowel disease's gender bias
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Diseases & Conditions
Breathtaking asthma control mistakes
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Women's Health
What's the difference between osteoporosis and osteopenia?
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Women's Health
Do menopause testing kits work?
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Diseases & Conditions
Lipedema's invisible toll
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Staying Healthy
Is it time for a knee replacement?
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Chickpeas: Easy ways to eat more of this nutritious legume
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16347/conversions/gettyimages-2161037380-micro.jpg)
Do products that claim to stop snoring actually work?
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/14840/conversions/77cb4ef9-cfe9-4673-a289-e68cb1017153-micro.jpg)
Flowers, chocolates, organ donation — are you in?
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16341/conversions/gettyimages-1314539036-micro.jpg)
Chair yoga: Benefits of a mind-body practice without the risk of falling
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16340/conversions/gettyimages-1623129811-micro.jpg)
Need a prescription for an ED medication? What to know about BlueChew, hims, Roman, and other online ED medication retailers
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16339/conversions/gettyimages-1516943190-micro.jpg)
Low-carb foods: Nutritious choices for creating a sustainable diet that's lower in carbohydrates
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16326/conversions/gettyimages-1256523737-micro.jpg)
Pilates: A good option for older adults?
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/13887/conversions/28625bc5-0572-4259-b78b-f74ebfd57c0b-micro.jpg)
A muscle-building obsession in boys: What to know and do
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16311/conversions/gettyimages-1187993811-micro.jpg)
Calcium-rich foods: How to boost your intake of this important mineral
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16310/conversions/gettyimages-1187249966-micro.jpg)
DNR: What is a do-not-resuscitate order?