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Howard E. LeWine, MD
Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
Howard LeWine, M.D., is a practicing internist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Chief Medical Editor at Harvard Health Publishing, and editor in chief of Harvard Men’s Health Watch.
Posts by Howard E. LeWine, MD

Heart Health
Increase in resting heart rate is a signal worth watching

Heart Health
Leg clots (aka deep-vein thrombosis): an immediate and long-term health hazard
Cancer
For some prostate cancers, waiting beats treatment

Exercise & Fitness
Does fitness offset fatness?
Howard E. LeWine, MD
New York City pushes earlier treatment for AIDS
Exercise & Fitness
Whole-body vibration doesn’t slow bone loss

Howard E. LeWine, MD
Taking blood pressure pills at bedtime may prevent more heart attacks, strokes
Heart Health
“Portfolio” beats low-fat diet for lowering cholesterol
Heart Health
Painkillers pose problems for people with heart disease

Cancer