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?
Healthier planet, healthier people
Counting steps is good — is combining steps and heart rate better?
Appendix pain: Could it be appendicitis?
Can saw palmetto treat an enlarged prostate?
How does Ozempic work? Understanding GLP-1s for diabetes, weight loss, and beyond
Zinc: What it does for the body, and the best food sources
Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help
Dara K. Lee Lewis, MD
Contributor; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing
Dr. Dara Lee Lewis is a full-time cardiologist, director of imaging, and co-director of the women’s program at the Lown Cardiovascular Center. Her clinical interests include cardiac physiology, echocardiography, and heart disease in women. She is an associate physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She also co-directs, teaches, and develops curriculum for the first-year Harvard Medical School cardiology, physiology, and pathophysiology course. Dr. Lee Lewis earned her medical degree from Harvard Medical School, and completed her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Posts by Dara K. Lee Lewis, MD
Heart Health
Trying to lower stubbornly high LDL cholesterol?
Diseases & Conditions
POTS: Diagnosing and treating this dizzying syndrome
Diseases & Conditions
What is POTS — and what triggers it?
Heart Health
How does cardiovascular disease increase the risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19?
Heart Health
LDL cholesterol: How low can you (safely) go?
Dara K. Lee Lewis, MD
Medications as effective as stents for most with coronary artery disease
Heart Health
In defense of the salt shaker
Heart Health
Study supports benefit of statin use for older adults
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?
Healthier planet, healthier people
Counting steps is good — is combining steps and heart rate better?
Appendix pain: Could it be appendicitis?
Can saw palmetto treat an enlarged prostate?
How does Ozempic work? Understanding GLP-1s for diabetes, weight loss, and beyond
Zinc: What it does for the body, and the best food sources
Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help
