Aldosterone overload: An underappreciated contributor to high blood pressure
Can you retrain your brain to stop excessive drinking?
What is a cardioversion procedure?
Can you stop blood thinners after an ablation for atrial fibrillation?
Finding and fixing a stiff, narrowed aortic valve
For now, electric cars appear safe for people with implanted heart devices
Reversing prediabetes may slash heart disease risk by half
Waking up to urinate at night affects blood pressure
VO2 max: What it is and how you can improve it
New thinking about plaque in arteries that feed the brain
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
Mind & Mood
How much sleep keeps cognitive decline at bay?
Healthy aging and longevity
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
Healthy aging and longevity
What to do when your blood pressure won’t go down
Healthy aging and longevity
Holiday health hazards
Exercise and Fitness
Exercising safely with hearing or vision impairment
Healthy aging and longevity
Caring for an aging parent? Tips for enjoying holiday meals
Mind & Mood
Can friends who listen help protect your memory and thinking skills?
Diet and nutrition
Nationwide sugar reductions projected to save health and lives
Healthy aging and longevity
Going to sleep late at night associated with obesity, big bellies
Healthy aging and longevity
Steps to stay safe when you push or pull an object
Healthy aging and longevity
Is your medication making you lightheaded?
Diseases & Conditions
Taming the chronic inflammation of psoriasis
Diseases & Conditions
4 reasons for tingling or numbness in the arms and legs
Healthy aging and longevity
Are you too embarrassed to go to the doctor?
Diseases & Conditions
What to do when elective surgery is postponed
Healthy aging and longevity
Healthy gut, healthier aging
Pain
"Pandemic posture" hurting your back? You can fix it!
Diet and nutrition
Keep ultra-processed foods off the menu
Healthy aging and longevity
Sunscreen makers withdraw products found to contain cancer-causing substance
Healthy aging and longevity
Can whole grains help whittle your waist?
Mind & Mood
Embrace healthy habits for a robust memory
Mind & Mood
Can medication help us combat Alzheimer’s disease?
Aldosterone overload: An underappreciated contributor to high blood pressure
Can you retrain your brain to stop excessive drinking?
What is a cardioversion procedure?
Can you stop blood thinners after an ablation for atrial fibrillation?
Finding and fixing a stiff, narrowed aortic valve
For now, electric cars appear safe for people with implanted heart devices
Reversing prediabetes may slash heart disease risk by half
Waking up to urinate at night affects blood pressure
VO2 max: What it is and how you can improve it
New thinking about plaque in arteries that feed the brain
