
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?

Could biofeedback help your migraines?

What is autism spectrum disorder?

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

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?

Could biofeedback help your migraines?

What is autism spectrum disorder?