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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

3 simple swaps for better heart health featured image

Heart Health

3 simple swaps for better heart health

Getting stuck in long-term grief featured image

Mind & Mood

Getting stuck in long-term grief

Better balance may mean a longer life featured image

Staying Healthy

Better balance may mean a longer life

Poor handgrip strength in midlife linked to cognitive decline featured image

Mind & Mood

Poor handgrip strength in midlife linked to cognitive decline

Simple core strengtheners for every day of the week featured image

Staying Healthy

Simple core strengtheners for every day of the week

Navigating

Staying Healthy

Navigating "doctor speak"

Do you fall down when you stand up? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Do you fall down when you stand up?

Even with a little sugar, coffee may still be good for health featured image

Staying Healthy

Even with a little sugar, coffee may still be good for health

Easy, delicious summer veggie meals will help stretch your food budget featured image

Nutrition

Easy, delicious summer veggie meals will help stretch your food budget

The little things that can improve your health featured image

Staying Healthy

The little things that can improve your health

Living longer, without dementia featured image

Mind & Mood

Living longer, without dementia

Does your advance directive really capture your wishes? featured image

Staying Healthy

Does your advance directive really capture your wishes?

More benefits of a Mediterranean diet featured image

Staying Healthy

More benefits of a Mediterranean diet

Tips to choose the best lens for cataract surgery featured image

Staying Healthy

Tips to choose the best lens for cataract surgery

What's that shoulder sound? featured image

Staying Healthy

What's that shoulder sound?

Brushing off heart failure symptoms featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Brushing off heart failure symptoms

Spotting memory loss in a loved one featured image

Mind & Mood

Spotting memory loss in a loved one

Can a little bit of exercise lower your depression risk? featured image

Mind & Mood

Can a little bit of exercise lower your depression risk?

Time-restricted eating doesn't appear to boost weight loss featured image

Staying Healthy

Time-restricted eating doesn't appear to boost weight loss

More blood pressure medication recalls featured image

Staying Healthy

More blood pressure medication recalls

Braces aren't just for teens featured image

Staying Healthy

Braces aren't just for teens

Use strength training to help ward off chronic disease featured image

Staying Healthy

Use strength training to help ward off chronic disease

What you need to know about aphasia featured image

Mind & Mood

What you need to know about aphasia

Should you read your doctor's notes? featured image

Staying Healthy

Should you read your doctor's notes?

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