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?
Dry socket: Preventing and treating a painful condition that can occur after tooth extraction
What happens during sleep — and how to improve it
How is metastatic prostate cancer detected and treated in men over 70?
Heidi Godman
Executive Editor, Harvard Health Letter
Heidi Godman is the executive editor of the Harvard Health Letter. Before coming to the Health Letter, she was an award-winning television news anchor and medical reporter for 25 years. Heidi was named a journalism fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, and has been honored by the Associated Press, the American Heart Association, the Wellness Community, and other organizations for outstanding medical reporting. Heidi holds a bachelor of science degree in journalism from West Virginia University.
Posts by Heidi Godman
Staying Healthy
Gardening may bring a harvest of health benefits
Mind & Mood
Can a healthy lifestyle ward off memory decline?
Heart Health
Appreciating golf's cardiovascular perks
Staying Healthy
Get more out of your daily walk
Staying Healthy
Where can you go for blood work?
Staying Healthy
Preparing your feet for summer
Staying Healthy
Caregivers: You deserve a break
Staying Healthy
Tools that help when it's hard to see
Staying Healthy
Can varied social interactions boost well-being?
Staying Healthy
Medicare extends coverage of telehealth through 2024
Mind & Mood
Eating ultra-processed foods tied to cognitive decline
Pain
Exercising with a flare-up of knee arthritis
Diseases & Conditions
Was it something you ate? Follow these steps when food makes you sick
Staying Healthy
Are you napping too much?
Staying Healthy
Easier ways to take non-pill medications
Cancer
Fighting the most common skin cancers
Nutrition
Easy ways to shop for healthful, cost-conscious foods
Staying Healthy
Questions to ask about respite care facilities
Mind & Mood
3 ways to create community and counter loneliness
Mind & Mood
Hearing aids: Can they help thinking skills, too?
Staying Healthy
Watch out for bogus supplement claims
Diseases & Conditions
Harvard study: Shingles linked to a spike in risks for heart attack and stroke
Staying Healthy
Pondering a new knee? Try this as you gear up for the decision
Mind & Mood
Tips to cope with medical test anxiety
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?
Dry socket: Preventing and treating a painful condition that can occur after tooth extraction
What happens during sleep — and how to improve it
How is metastatic prostate cancer detected and treated in men over 70?
