Men’s Health Issues & Problems

Up to date insight on men's health issues and common men's health problems from Harvard Medical School

Men’s health issues — while they often overlap with women’s concerns — have unique aspects that the concerned male must understand. Although prostate disease is uniquely a men’s health problem, a wide range of conditions including heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and some cancers affect men in certain ways. For example, men may experience different symptoms than women and some treatments and preventive strategies affect men differently than women.

Men’s health problems can range from chronic ailments like diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure, certain lung diseases, and Alzheimer’s, to wellness issues like exercise and fitness, nutrition, weight control and emotional health. As men mature they may become more concerned with the effects of aging, prostate health, and changes in sexuality.

Harvard Health Publications and the faculty of Harvard Medical School have created Harvard Men’s Health Watch, a monthly newsletter devoted to the health issues that matter most to men. In addition, Harvard Health Publications publishes a number of in-depth special health reports that cover a wide range of men’s health concerns. You’ll learn the latest information on prostate health, how to boost your energy level, how to keep your memory sharp, and how alternative medicine can complement traditional health care. You’ll get treatment strategies for high blood pressure, heart disease, lung diseases, and various cancers. You’ll learn how to stay healthy and robust longer through a combination of good nutrition, exercise, and weight control.

You’ll find credible, relevant, and reliable information on men’s health issues, direct from the experts at Harvard Medical School. From prevention strategies, symptoms, diagnostic techniques, to treatment and medications, you’ll get the information you need to make informed decisions about your health and well-being.