Recent Blog Articles
Post-pandemic weight loss: There’s an app for that
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia by telemedicine: Is it as good as in-person treatment?
Prediabetes diagnosis as an older adult: What does it really mean?
Is blood sugar monitoring without diabetes worthwhile?
Large review study finds low risk of erectile dysfunction after prostate biopsy
Does exercise help protect against severe COVID-19?
A new Alzheimer’s drug has been approved. But should you take it?
Need physical therapy? 3 key questions your PT will ask
COVID-19 vaccines: Safe and effective for American Indian and Alaskan Native communities
Should we track all breakthrough cases of COVID-19?
Patrick J. Skerrett
Former Executive Editor, Harvard Health
Pat Skerrett is former editor of the Harvard Health blog and former Executive Editor of Harvard Health Publishing. Before that, he was editor of the Harvard Heart Letter for ten years. He is the co-author of Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Guide to Healthy Eating, The Fertility Diet, and several other books on health and science. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Popular Science magazine, Science magazine, the Boston Globe, and elsewhere. He earned a B.A. in biology from Northwestern University and an M.A. in biology from Washington University in St. Louis.
Posts by Patrick J. Skerrett
Patrick J. Skerrett
Get rid of your old drugs this Saturday
Heart Health
Is fructose bad for you?
Heart Health
From the wrist to the heart: new angioplasty method is safe, effective
Cancer
Visual and audio guides to radiation risk
Heart Health
At Harvard Forum, experts debate how much vitamin D is enough
Heart Health
Understanding heart failure
Heart Health
Oh please, not the “sex causes heart attack” story again
Children's Health
Sudden death in young athletes—can it be prevented?
Cancer
Thyroid cancer a hazard from radioactive iodine emitted by Japan’s failing nuclear power plants
Children's Health
Sugary soda and juice can boost blood pressure, weight
Exercise & Fitness
If pulmonary embolism can strike Serena Williams, it can ace anyone
Patrick J. Skerrett
Cell phone use stimulates brain activity
Patrick J. Skerrett
Zinc for the common cold? Not for me
Exercise & Fitness
Heart disease forecast: Gloomy, with boom time ahead
Exercise & Fitness
New dietary guidelines offer little new guidance
Children's Health
FDA approves new treatment for head lice
Heart Health
“Just in case” heart tests can do more harm than good
Heart Health
A Chia Pet for diabetes?
Exercise & Fitness
Decline in stroke deaths reinforces importance of preventing “brain attack”
Heart Health
Laugh and be thankful—it’s good for the heart
Patrick J. Skerrett
Explosion in diabetes isn’t inevitable
Patrick J. Skerrett
Medical journals: Stop being so passive
Exercise & Fitness
Americans lag on exercise
Patrick J. Skerrett