Recent Blog Articles
A bird flu primer: What to know and do
New urine test may help some men with elevated PSA avoid biopsy
Dupuytren's contracture of the hand
Why play? Early games build bonds and brain
Moving from couch to 5K
How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
Tick season is expanding: Protect yourself against Lyme disease
What? Another medical form to fill out?
How do trees and green spaces enhance our health?
A muscle-building obsession in boys: What to know and do
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
Exercise & Fitness
Five hours of weekly exercise linked to fewer cancer cases
Exercise & Fitness
The most common exercise among people with arthritis
Mind & Mood
Drinking both coffee and tea linked to lower risks for stroke and dementia
Mind & Mood
Shield your brain from decline
Staying Healthy
Difficulty seeing at night? Try these tips to cope
Staying Healthy
Should you monitor this chronic inflammation marker?
Mind & Mood
Seeing red? 4 steps to try before responding
Diseases & Conditions
Progress toward over-the-counter hearing aids
Heart Health
Salt substitute associated with lower rates of stroke, death
Mind & Mood
Tooth loss associated with cognitive impairment, dementia
Medications
Tips to help you stay on your cholesterol drug
Diseases & Conditions
The dos and don’ts of managing diverticular disease
Staying Healthy
Essential nutrients your body needs for building bone
Staying Healthy
Watch out for these balance busters
Diseases & Conditions
The heel problem that threatens your mobility
Staying Healthy
Gift giving for family or friends in assisted living
Diseases & Conditions
Sore throat soothers
Mind & Mood
How much sleep keeps cognitive decline at bay?
Staying Healthy
Harvard study: Healthy diet associated with lower COVID-19 risk and severity
Mind & Mood
Helpful gadgets for a fuzzy memory
Mind & Mood
Harvard finds flavonoids linked to sharper thinking and memory
Staying Healthy
What to do when your blood pressure won’t go down
Staying Healthy
Holiday health hazards
Exercise & Fitness
Exercising safely with hearing or vision impairment
Recent Blog Articles
A bird flu primer: What to know and do
New urine test may help some men with elevated PSA avoid biopsy
Dupuytren's contracture of the hand
Why play? Early games build bonds and brain
Moving from couch to 5K
How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
Tick season is expanding: Protect yourself against Lyme disease
What? Another medical form to fill out?
How do trees and green spaces enhance our health?
A muscle-building obsession in boys: What to know and do
