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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

Water aerobics tied to weight loss and a smaller waist featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Water aerobics tied to weight loss and a smaller waist

Take back your blood pressure control! featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Take back your blood pressure control!

Prepare now for your health needs in the future featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Prepare now for your health needs in the future

A popular alternative to a traditional sleeping pill featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

A popular alternative to a traditional sleeping pill

A major change for restless legs treatment featured image

Diseases & Conditions

A major change for restless legs treatment

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

Can an orange a day keep depression away? featured image

Mind & Mood

Can an orange a day keep depression away?

Harvard scientists: Red meat tied to increased dementia risk featured image

Mind & Mood

Harvard scientists: Red meat tied to increased dementia risk

Do you really need bunion surgery? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Do you really need bunion surgery?

Avoiding injury when you're on grandkid duty featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Avoiding injury when you're on grandkid duty

Don't overlook blood pressure control when you have glaucoma featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Don't overlook blood pressure control when you have glaucoma

Will diverticulitis heal on its own? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Will diverticulitis heal on its own?

Are you at risk for heart failure? featured image

Heart Health

Are you at risk for heart failure?

Staying socially active linked to delayed dementia diagnosis featured image

Mind & Mood

Staying socially active linked to delayed dementia diagnosis

Morning coffee habit linked to a longer life featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Morning coffee habit linked to a longer life

Plant-based diets might fight leg or lung blood clots featured image

Diet and nutrition

Plant-based diets might fight leg or lung blood clots

How much aerobic exercise does it take to lose weight? featured image

Exercise and Fitness

How much aerobic exercise does it take to lose weight?

New thinking on important blood tests featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

New thinking on important blood tests

How to stop stressing over minor memory lapses featured image

Mind & Mood

How to stop stressing over minor memory lapses

Should you take pills or use patches for pain relief? featured image

Pain

Should you take pills or use patches for pain relief?

4 ways your teeth and gums are changing featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

4 ways your teeth and gums are changing

Exercises that go easy on the bladder featured image

Exercise and Fitness

Exercises that go easy on the bladder

More evidence that plant-based diets might ward off heart problems featured image

Heart Health

More evidence that plant-based diets might ward off heart problems

How to cope with worsening allergy seasons featured image

Diseases & Conditions

How to cope with worsening allergy seasons

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