Plantar warts: Options for treating this common foot condition
Nutritional yeast: Does this savory, vegan seasoning pack a nutritional punch?
Salmonella is sneaky: Watch out
Two jobs may lower the odds of dying from Alzheimer's disease — but why?
Mastitis: What to do when your breasts are painfully inflamed
How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
UTI in older women: Why postmenopausal women are susceptible to urinary tract infection, and what to do about it
Can a routine vaccine prevent dementia?
Some adults may need a measles booster shot. Who should get one and why?
Less butter, more plant oils, longer life?
Christopher P. Cannon, MD
Editor in Chief, Harvard Heart Letter; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing
Dr. Christopher P. Cannon is editor in chief of the Harvard Heart Letter. He is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and senior physician in the Preventive Cardiology section of the Cardiovascular Division at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Dr. Cannon earned his MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, and did his internal medicine residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and a cardiovascular fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He has published more than 1,000 original articles, reviews, or book chapters in the field of acute coronary syndromes and prevention, and has authored or edited 20 books. He has received numerous awards, including leadership awards from the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the National Lipid Association.
Posts by Christopher P. Cannon, MD
Heart Health
Smart watch alerts about heart health
Heart Health
Are salt substitutes a smart choice?
Heart Health
Fasting before lipid test usually unnecessary
Heart Health
Is it safe to stop aspirin a year after a stent?
Heart Health
What are the risks from taking statins?
Heart Health
How are clogged neck arteries treated?
Heart Health
Is snow shoveling safe for people with heart disease?
Heart Health
Why choose bypass surgery over stents?
Heart Health
Different types of rapid heart rhythms
Heart Health
Should I take an aspirin if I think I'm having a heart attack?
Heart Health
Another risk related to atrial fibrillation
Heart Health
Why do some heart drugs cost so much?
Heart Health
Is niacin safe for the heart?
Heart Health
Repairing a thoracic aneurysm
Heart Health
Treating persistent angina
Heart Health
The best anti-clotting drug for afib?
Heart Health
Biotin supplements
Heart Health
Can I improve my ejection fraction?
Heart Health
Saturated fat: How much is okay?
Heart Health
An elevated high-sensitivity troponin level
Heart Health
Living longer, free of heart disease?
Heart Health
Understanding statin intensity
Heart Health
A device to prevent strokes in afib
Heart Health
Aortic valve replacement options
Plantar warts: Options for treating this common foot condition
Nutritional yeast: Does this savory, vegan seasoning pack a nutritional punch?
Salmonella is sneaky: Watch out
Two jobs may lower the odds of dying from Alzheimer's disease — but why?
Mastitis: What to do when your breasts are painfully inflamed
How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
UTI in older women: Why postmenopausal women are susceptible to urinary tract infection, and what to do about it
Can a routine vaccine prevent dementia?
Some adults may need a measles booster shot. Who should get one and why?
Less butter, more plant oils, longer life?
