Can white noise really help you sleep better?
Celiac disease: Exploring four myths
What is prostatitis and how is it treated?
What is Cushing syndrome?
Exercises to relieve joint pain
Think your child has ADHD? What your pediatrician can do
Foam roller: Could you benefit from this massage tool?
Stepping up activity if winter slowed you down
Common causes of cloudy urine
Dragon fruit: How to enjoy this antioxidant-rich fruit
Stephanie Watson
Former Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch
Stephanie Watson was the Executive Editor of the Harvard Women’s Health Watch from June 2012 to August 2014. Prior to that, she worked as a writer and editor for several leading consumer health publications, including WebMD, A.D.A.M. (MedlinePlus), BabyCenter, Momentum magazine, and Lupus Now magazine. She also served as executive editor for Focus on Healthy Aging, a publication of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Stephanie has written and edited more than two dozen books, including Understanding Obesity: The Genetics of Obesity and Scientific American Critical Perspectives on Pollution. She is a graduate of Boston University, with a degree in mass communications and English. Before embarking on her medical writing career, she was a writer/producer for The Travel Channel and Weather.com.
Posts by Stephanie Watson
Stephanie Watson
More Americans using retail health clinics
Heart Health
Angina pain is similar in men and women, though descriptions may differ
Heart Health
Chelation therapy offers small, if any, benefit for heart disease
Men's Health
Recognizing the “unusual” signs of depression
Stephanie Watson
The stigma of chronic migraine
Cancer
Fear of breast cancer recurrence prompting women to choose prophylactic mastectomy
Stephanie Watson
Zombie apocalypse? Only in your dreams
Stephanie Watson
Late-life depression may signal memory loss or dementia ahead
Staying Healthy
Organic food no more nutritious than conventionally grown food
Exercise & Fitness
Try tai chi to improve balance, avoid falls
Exercise & Fitness
A sluggish, unsteady walk might signal memory problems
Exercise & Fitness
Staying fit linked to lower breast cancer risk
Cancer
Proposed recommendations question the value of calcium, vitamin D supplements
Heart Health
Silent strokes can jeopardize memory
Cancer
NSAIDs—pain relief and skin cancer protection in one pill?
Stephanie Watson
Thigh fractures linked to osteoporosis drugs; long-term use questioned
Heart Health
Americans are bringing down their cholesterol levels
Can white noise really help you sleep better?
Celiac disease: Exploring four myths
What is prostatitis and how is it treated?
What is Cushing syndrome?
Exercises to relieve joint pain
Think your child has ADHD? What your pediatrician can do
Foam roller: Could you benefit from this massage tool?
Stepping up activity if winter slowed you down
Common causes of cloudy urine
Dragon fruit: How to enjoy this antioxidant-rich fruit
