
Gratitude enhances health, brings happiness — and may even lengthen lives

Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help

Could tea tree oil help treat acne or athlete’s foot?

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c): What to know if you have diabetes or prediabetes or are at risk for these conditions

What could be causing your blurry vision?

Avocado nutrition: Health benefits and easy recipes

Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know

Preventing and treating iliotibial (IT) band syndrome: Tips for pain-free movement

Wildfires: How to cope when smoke affects air quality and health

What can magnesium do for you and how much do you need?

C.W. Schmidt
Editor, Harvard Medical School Annual Report on Prostate Diseases
C.W. Schmidt is an award-winning freelance science writer based in Portland, Maine. In addition to writing for Harvard Health Publishing, he has written for Science magazine, the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Environmental Health Perspectives, Nature Biotechnology, and The Washington Post.
Posts by C.W. Schmidt

Men's Health
Prostate cancer: How often should men on active surveillance be evaluated?

Men's Health
What are the chances that prostate cancer will return after surgery?

Men's Health
Can plant-based diets lower your risk of prostate cancer?

Men's Health
Prostate cancer: How long should hormonal therapy last?

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Prostate cancer: Zapping metastatic tumors with radiation improves survival

Men's Health
Prostate cancer: Can imaging substitute for repeat biopsies during active surveillance?

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Prostate cancer: Radiation therapy elevates risk for future cancers

Men's Health
Promising therapy if PSA rises after prostate cancer surgery

Men's Health
An emerging treatment option for men on active surveillance

Men's Health
Some men whose prostate cancer progresses can safely delay treatment

Men's Health
New treatment approved for late-stage prostate cancer

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Comparing traditional and robotic-assisted surgery for prostate cancer

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Treatment with abiraterone significantly improves survival in advanced prostate cancer

Men's Health
New study investigates treatment-associated regrets in prostate cancer

Men's Health
Acupuncture relieves prostatitis symptoms in study

Men's Health
Recent study shows more complications with alternative prostate biopsy method

Men's Health
Study: No effect on cognitive functioning from treatments for advanced prostate cancer

Men's Health
Cardiovascular safety from prostate cancer drugs remains uncertain

Men's Health
Level of health literacy affects treatment choice for slow-growing prostate cancer

Men's Health
A new treatment for advanced prostate cancer improves survival in phase 3 clinical trial

Men's Health
Large review study finds low risk of erectile dysfunction after prostate biopsy

Men's Health
American Heart Association issues statement on cardiovascular side effects from hormonal therapy for prostate cancer

C.W. Schmidt
An emerging treatment option for men with recurring prostate cancer after radiation therapy

C.W. Schmidt
Improving PET scans are good news for doctors and patients alike

Gratitude enhances health, brings happiness — and may even lengthen lives

Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help

Could tea tree oil help treat acne or athlete’s foot?

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c): What to know if you have diabetes or prediabetes or are at risk for these conditions

What could be causing your blurry vision?

Avocado nutrition: Health benefits and easy recipes

Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know

Preventing and treating iliotibial (IT) band syndrome: Tips for pain-free movement

Wildfires: How to cope when smoke affects air quality and health

What can magnesium do for you and how much do you need?