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Heidi Godman

Managing Director

Heidi Godman directs all news gathering for Harvard Health Publishing, and also directs the curation and production of HHP's four monthly subscription publications (the Harvard Health Letter, Harvard Heart Letter, Harvard Men's Health Watch, and Harvard Women's Health Watch). Previously, Heidi served as the executive editor of the Harvard Health Letter. She was also an award-winning television news anchor and medical reporter.

Posts by Heidi Godman

Water aerobics tied to weight loss and a smaller waist featured image

Staying Healthy

Water aerobics tied to weight loss and a smaller waist

Take back your blood pressure control! featured image

Staying Healthy

Take back your blood pressure control!

Prepare now for your health needs in the future featured image

Staying Healthy

Prepare now for your health needs in the future

A popular alternative to a traditional sleeping pill featured image

Staying Healthy

A popular alternative to a traditional sleeping pill

A major change for restless legs treatment featured image

Diseases & Conditions

A major change for restless legs treatment

Want to live longer? Replace butter with plant-based oil featured image

Staying Healthy

Want to live longer? Replace butter with plant-based oil

Can an orange a day keep depression away? featured image

Mind & Mood

Can an orange a day keep depression away?

Staying socially active linked to delayed dementia diagnosis featured image

Mind & Mood

Staying socially active linked to delayed dementia diagnosis

Are you at risk for heart failure? featured image

Heart Health

Are you at risk for heart failure?

Will diverticulitis heal on its own? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Will diverticulitis heal on its own?

Don't overlook blood pressure control when you have glaucoma featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Don't overlook blood pressure control when you have glaucoma

Avoiding injury when you're on grandkid duty featured image

Staying Healthy

Avoiding injury when you're on grandkid duty

Do you really need bunion surgery? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Do you really need bunion surgery?

Harvard scientists: Red meat tied to increased dementia risk featured image

Mind & Mood

Harvard scientists: Red meat tied to increased dementia risk

How much aerobic exercise does it take to lose weight? featured image

Exercise & Fitness

How much aerobic exercise does it take to lose weight?

Exercises that go easy on the bladder featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Exercises that go easy on the bladder

4 ways your teeth and gums are changing featured image

Staying Healthy

4 ways your teeth and gums are changing

Should you take pills or use patches for pain relief? featured image

Pain

Should you take pills or use patches for pain relief?

How to stop stressing over minor memory lapses featured image

Mind & Mood

How to stop stressing over minor memory lapses

New thinking on important blood tests featured image

Staying Healthy

New thinking on important blood tests

Morning coffee habit linked to a longer life featured image

Staying Healthy

Morning coffee habit linked to a longer life

Plant-based diets might fight leg or lung blood clots featured image

Nutrition

Plant-based diets might fight leg or lung blood clots

Can dark chocolate help you avoid diabetes? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Can dark chocolate help you avoid diabetes?

How to cope with worsening allergy seasons featured image

Diseases & Conditions

How to cope with worsening allergy seasons

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