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Heidi Godman

Managing Director

Heidi Godman directs all news gathering for Harvard Health Publishing, and also directs the curation and production of HHP's four monthly subscription publications (the Harvard Health Letter, Harvard Heart Letter, Harvard Men's Health Watch, and Harvard Women's Health Watch). Previously, Heidi served as the executive editor of the Harvard Health Letter. She was also an award-winning television news anchor and medical reporter.

Posts by Heidi Godman

The latest in medical alert systems featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

The latest in medical alert systems

Do these activities hurt your knees? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Do these activities hurt your knees?

Decoding medication instructions featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Decoding medication instructions

Hidden causes of weight gain featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Hidden causes of weight gain

What color is your tongue? What's healthy, what's not? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

What color is your tongue? What's healthy, what's not?

Steps to spot the signs of hoarding featured image

Mind & Mood

Steps to spot the signs of hoarding

3 group housing trends for the 60 and older set featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

3 group housing trends for the 60 and older set

Exercise tied to reduced risks of dying from flu or pneumonia featured image

Exercise and Fitness

Exercise tied to reduced risks of dying from flu or pneumonia

Early breast cancer survival rates increasing featured image

Cancer

Early breast cancer survival rates increasing

Men, women, and red meat risk: Maybe both sexes should put down the burger featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Men, women, and red meat risk: Maybe both sexes should put down the burger

Is your home blood pressure monitor accurate? featured image

Heart Health

Is your home blood pressure monitor accurate?

Ways to regain your sense of smell featured image

Ear, nose, and throat

Ways to regain your sense of smell

How to avoid this common pickleball injury featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

How to avoid this common pickleball injury

FDA approves first drug designed to treat hot flashes featured image

Women's Health

FDA approves first drug designed to treat hot flashes

Surprising causes of neck pain featured image

Pain

Surprising causes of neck pain

Study finds dog walking injuries are increasing featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Study finds dog walking injuries are increasing

More evidence that aging might be reversible featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

More evidence that aging might be reversible

Don't get duped: Here's how to avoid online pharmacy risks featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Don't get duped: Here's how to avoid online pharmacy risks

Why are you coughing at night? featured image

Respiratory health

Why are you coughing at night?

The secret to finding a primary care provider: Be flexible featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

The secret to finding a primary care provider: Be flexible

3 strategies for safer home workouts featured image

Exercise and Fitness

3 strategies for safer home workouts

Denial: How it hurts, how it helps, and how to cope featured image

Mind & Mood

Denial: How it hurts, how it helps, and how to cope

Orienteering: Great exercise and better thinking skills? featured image

Exercise and Fitness

Orienteering: Great exercise and better thinking skills?

Time for a new knee? Ask these questions first featured image

Pain

Time for a new knee? Ask these questions first

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