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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

Aim for quantity and variety in fruit and vegetable intake featured image

Diet and nutrition

Aim for quantity and variety in fruit and vegetable intake

Marijuana linked to doubled risk of cardiovascular death featured image

Heart Health

Marijuana linked to doubled risk of cardiovascular death

Walking tied to less back pain featured image

Pain

Walking tied to less back pain

The new Alzheimer's blood test: What it means for diagnosis featured image

Mind & Mood

The new Alzheimer's blood test: What it means for diagnosis

Who's on your diabetes health care team? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Who's on your diabetes health care team?

Is it safe to get repeated imaging tests? featured image

article

Is it safe to get repeated imaging tests?

Antiviral medications for winter bugs featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Antiviral medications for winter bugs

Eat a healthy diet and banish a big belly to protect your mind featured image

Mind & Mood

Eat a healthy diet and banish a big belly to protect your mind

Is there finally a way to measure tinnitus? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Is there finally a way to measure tinnitus?

When vision problems are actually migraine attacks featured image

Diseases & Conditions

When vision problems are actually migraine attacks

A new approach to peripheral artery disease featured image

Diseases & Conditions

A new approach to peripheral artery disease

4 questions to ask before you get anesthesia featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

4 questions to ask before you get anesthesia

Exercise boosts colon cancer survival featured image

Cancer

Exercise boosts colon cancer survival

Walking pace linked to reduced risks for an irregular heartbeat featured image

Heart Health

Walking pace linked to reduced risks for an irregular heartbeat

What's involved with hand therapy featured image

Diseases & Conditions

What's involved with hand therapy

Do you know about these summer breathing hazards? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Do you know about these summer breathing hazards?

The simple memory and attention booster you can do anywhere for free featured image

Mind & Mood

The simple memory and attention booster you can do anywhere for free

Fasting vs. calorie restriction for weight loss: Which one wins? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Fasting vs. calorie restriction for weight loss: Which one wins?

Harvard and CDC study: Serious side effects from semaglutide are uncommon featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Harvard and CDC study: Serious side effects from semaglutide are uncommon

Physical activity of any intensity tied to lower cancer risk featured image

Cancer

Physical activity of any intensity tied to lower cancer risk

3 do-at-home stretches to release hip and buttock pain featured image

Pain

3 do-at-home stretches to release hip and buttock pain

Topical painkillers for sprains and strains featured image

Pain

Topical painkillers for sprains and strains

Is wooziness a serious warning sign? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Is wooziness a serious warning sign?

Want to live longer? Replace butter with plant-based oil featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Want to live longer? Replace butter with plant-based oil

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