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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

More evidence that ultra-processed foods harm health featured image

Nutrition

More evidence that ultra-processed foods harm health

3 ways to streamline your health care visits featured image

Staying Healthy

3 ways to streamline your health care visits

What you need to know about electric bicycles featured image

Exercise & Fitness

What you need to know about electric bicycles

Tips for traveling with incontinence featured image

Staying Healthy

Tips for traveling with incontinence

Best treatments for this common finger problem featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Best treatments for this common finger problem

What kind of reaction can you expect from the shingles vaccine? featured image

Staying Healthy

What kind of reaction can you expect from the shingles vaccine?

Want better sleep? Aim for at least an hour of exercise per week featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Want better sleep? Aim for at least an hour of exercise per week

Virtual mental health care visits: Making them work for you featured image

Mind & Mood

Virtual mental health care visits: Making them work for you

What are the most popular video-based medical visits? featured image

Staying Healthy

What are the most popular video-based medical visits?

Does tai chi beat aerobics to lower blood pressure? featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Does tai chi beat aerobics to lower blood pressure?

Surprising symptoms of chronic heartburn featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Surprising symptoms of chronic heartburn

Potency of these Alzheimer's pills might not match the label featured image

Staying Healthy

Potency of these Alzheimer's pills might not match the label

6 things to do when heading for the hospital featured image

Staying Healthy

6 things to do when heading for the hospital

Trending now: Home sleep tests featured image

Staying Healthy

Trending now: Home sleep tests

Tips to fight

Diseases & Conditions

Tips to fight "metal mouth"

Protect yourself from falls outside the home featured image

Staying Healthy

Protect yourself from falls outside the home

What? Another medical form to fill out? featured image

Staying Healthy

What? Another medical form to fill out?

The worst headache of your life featured image

Diseases & Conditions

The worst headache of your life

Pill-free pain treatments that won't break the bank featured image

Pain

Pill-free pain treatments that won't break the bank

An easier way to do high-intensity interval training featured image

Exercise & Fitness

An easier way to do high-intensity interval training

Is that dental pain an emergency? featured image

Pain

Is that dental pain an emergency?

What to do about medical gaslighting featured image

Staying Healthy

What to do about medical gaslighting

Two workout strategies that reduce cardiovascular disease risk featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Two workout strategies that reduce cardiovascular disease risk

Could this diet ward off COVID? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Could this diet ward off COVID?

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