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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

Answers to why you itch all over featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Answers to why you itch all over

Tips to stay safe when you reach up featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Tips to stay safe when you reach up

How to cope with worsening allergy seasons featured image

Diseases & Conditions

How to cope with worsening allergy seasons

Is it time for a CPAP checkup? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Is it time for a CPAP checkup?

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

Can dark chocolate help you avoid diabetes? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Can dark chocolate help you avoid diabetes?

Fluctuating sleep times might boost your heart attack and stroke risk featured image

Heart Health

Fluctuating sleep times might boost your heart attack and stroke risk

Can acupuncture ease your sciatica? featured image

Pain

Can acupuncture ease your sciatica?

3 stretches to relieve knee pain featured image

Pain

3 stretches to relieve knee pain

Does drinking tea really help health? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Does drinking tea really help health?

Fresh ideas to improve health habits featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Fresh ideas to improve health habits

How winter affects chronic conditions featured image

Diseases & Conditions

How winter affects chronic conditions

Are you taking too many medications? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Are you taking too many medications?

These drugs might be best to relieve migraine pain featured image

Pain

These drugs might be best to relieve migraine pain

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Exercise and Fitness

Can a "weekend warrior" exercise regimen protect your brain?

How to ask embarrassing medical questions featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

How to ask embarrassing medical questions

What's the best self-fitting strategy for over-the-counter hearing aids? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

What's the best self-fitting strategy for over-the-counter hearing aids?

Resilience tied to a longer life featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Resilience tied to a longer life

Harvard study pegs the worst ultra-processed foods for your heart featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Harvard study pegs the worst ultra-processed foods for your heart

9 ways to stay out of the emergency room this winter featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

9 ways to stay out of the emergency room this winter

What really happens in upper eyelid surgery? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

What really happens in upper eyelid surgery?

The wrong arm position might affect your blood pressure measurement featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

The wrong arm position might affect your blood pressure measurement

Who's missing from your health care team? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Who's missing from your health care team?

Reconsider cognitive behavioral therapy for tinnitus featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Reconsider cognitive behavioral therapy for tinnitus

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