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Helping children make friends: What parents can do
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Want to stop harmful drinking? AA versus SMART Recovery
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Mpox is back: What to know and do
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How well do you score on brain health?
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When should your teen or tween start using skin products?
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How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
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Protect your skin during heat waves — here's how
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Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help
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Want to cool down? 14 ideas to try
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A fresh look at risks for developing young-onset dementia
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Natalia S. Rost, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHA
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Natalia S. Rost, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHA, is chief of the stroke division at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) department of neurology, and professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School. A cum laude graduate of Boston University School of Medicine, she also holds a master of public health degree from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Rost trained in neurology and vascular neurology at MGH and Brigham and Women's Hospital residency and fellowship programs.
Dr. Rost is internationally recognized for her expertise in vascular neurology, neuroimaging of cerebrovascular disease, and big-data science applications to personalized clinical outcome prediction in acute stroke. She is the author of numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and is coauthor of the Harvard Medical School Special Health Report Stroke: Strategies to prevent, treat, and recover from a "brain attack" and the MGH Handbook of Neurology.
Dr. Rost is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and American Heart Association, former president of the Boston board of the American Heart Association (2014–2016), scientific chair of the 2022 NINDS Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias Summit, and she serves as associate editor of the journal Stroke.
Recent Blog Articles
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Helping children make friends: What parents can do
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Want to stop harmful drinking? AA versus SMART Recovery
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Mpox is back: What to know and do
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How well do you score on brain health?
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When should your teen or tween start using skin products?
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How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
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Protect your skin during heat waves — here's how
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Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help
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Want to cool down? 14 ideas to try
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A fresh look at risks for developing young-onset dementia