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Are you getting health care you don't need?

Could you benefit from wearing compression socks?

A low-tech school vacation: Keeping kids busy and happy without screens

Mold in the home: Identifying and treating the issue to prevent health problems

Effective, practical strategies for coping with urinary incontinence

Scalp psoriasis: What to know about this uncomfortable inflammatory skin condition

Measles is making a comeback: Can we stop it?

Should you be sleepmaxxing to boost health and happiness?

Need a root canal? Here's what to expect

Urmila Parlikar
Director, Editorial Operations, Harvard Health Publishing
Urmila Parlikar is Director, Editorial Operations at Harvard Health Publishing. Urmila first joined HHP in 1998 as a staff writer for HHP’s newsletters and Special Health Reports. After serving as managing editor at HealthGate Data Corporation, she returned to HHP in 2014. In her current role she creates, implements, and manages processes and relationships that support HHP’s digital initiatives. Urmila earned her bachelor’s degree in biology and English from Barnard College, and a master’s degree in science journalism from Boston University.
Posts by Urmila Parlikar

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Tight blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes linked to fewer heart attacks and strokes

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Surgery still trumps “antibiotics first” approach to appendicitis

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No “best” treatment for common uterine fibroids

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Shingles can strike twice. Will the shingles vaccine help?

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Shingles can strike twice. Will the shingles vaccine help?

Dragon fruit: How to enjoy this antioxidant-rich fruit

Are you getting health care you don't need?

Could you benefit from wearing compression socks?

A low-tech school vacation: Keeping kids busy and happy without screens

Mold in the home: Identifying and treating the issue to prevent health problems

Effective, practical strategies for coping with urinary incontinence

Scalp psoriasis: What to know about this uncomfortable inflammatory skin condition

Measles is making a comeback: Can we stop it?

Should you be sleepmaxxing to boost health and happiness?

Need a root canal? Here's what to expect