
Less butter, more plant oils, longer life?

Healthier planet, healthier people

Counting steps is good — is combining steps and heart rate better?

Appendix pain: Could it be appendicitis?

Can saw palmetto treat an enlarged prostate?

How does Ozempic work? Understanding GLP-1s for diabetes, weight loss, and beyond

Zinc: What it does for the body, and the best food sources

Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help

Tips to leverage neuroplasticity to maintain cognitive fitness as you age

Can white noise really help you sleep better?

Peter Wehrwein
Contributor, Harvard Health
Peter Wehrwein was the editor of the Harvard Health Letter from 1999 to May 2012. He is currently a freelance writer and editor, and contributes to the Harvard Health blog and HarvardProstateKnowledge.org. Before editing the Health Letter, he was editor of the Harvard Public Health Review and director of development communications at the Harvard School of Public Health. Prior to working at Harvard, Wehrwein was a reporter for newspapers in Albany, N.Y., Union City, N.J., Brooklyn, N.Y., and Big Lake, Minn. He has written for Newsweek, The Lancet, Managed Care, and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Wehrwein was a journalism fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health in 1993-94. He earned a B.A. in history from Yale University in 1980.
Posts by Peter Wehrwein

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Switching to generic Lipitor

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Do you want to see your doctor’s medical notes?

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Obama going gray: Do presidents age faster?

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World AIDS Day 2011: Is the HIV/AIDS glass finally half full?
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Medications most likely to put older Americans in the hospital

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Yoga may help feet, ease migraine
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Propofol: the drug that killed Michael Jackson

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Yoga can help ease low back pain

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Astounding increase in antidepressant use by Americans

Heart Health
MRIs may be safe for people with pacemakers and ICDs

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How to survive a tornado

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Kate Middleton’s pre-royal weight loss: stress, “brideorexia,” or the Dukan Diet?

Exercise & Fitness
How Boston Marathon runners can avoid hitting the wall

Heart Health
Statin use is up, cholesterol levels are down: Are Americans’ hearts benefiting?

Child & Teen Health
Play Ball: Will new rules for bats make baseball safer?
Cancer
Radiation risk in Japan: an update
Cancer
Radiation risk in Japan: understanding radiation measurements and putting them in perspective

Cancer
Potassium iodide pills and prevention of thyroid cancer from Japanese nuclear power plant
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Oscar or not, The King’s Speech teaches about stuttering
Exercise & Fitness
Football and concussions: Old school, new school, and a conversation with Jerry Kramer
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Top 10 health stories of 2010
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Echinacea for colds
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The safety of painkillers
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Vitamin D recommendations

Less butter, more plant oils, longer life?

Healthier planet, healthier people

Counting steps is good — is combining steps and heart rate better?

Appendix pain: Could it be appendicitis?

Can saw palmetto treat an enlarged prostate?

How does Ozempic work? Understanding GLP-1s for diabetes, weight loss, and beyond

Zinc: What it does for the body, and the best food sources

Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help

Tips to leverage neuroplasticity to maintain cognitive fitness as you age

Can white noise really help you sleep better?