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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

FDA warns against using these smart gadgets to measure blood sugar featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

FDA warns against using these smart gadgets to measure blood sugar

More evidence that ultra-processed foods harm health featured image

Diet and nutrition

More evidence that ultra-processed foods harm health

3 ways to streamline your health care visits featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

3 ways to streamline your health care visits

What you need to know about electric bicycles featured image

Exercise and Fitness

What you need to know about electric bicycles

Tips for traveling with incontinence featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

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

Healthy aging and longevity

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 and 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

Protect yourself from falls outside the home featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Protect yourself from falls outside the home

Tips to fight

Diseases & Conditions

Tips to fight "metal mouth"

Trending now: Home sleep tests featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Trending now: Home sleep tests

6 things to do when heading for the hospital featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

6 things to do when heading for the hospital

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

Healthy aging and longevity

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

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

Healthy aging and longevity

What are the most popular video-based medical visits?

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

Exercise and Fitness

Does tai chi beat aerobics to lower blood pressure?

What? Another medical form to fill out? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

What? Another medical form to fill out?

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

Pain

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

Two workout strategies that reduce cardiovascular disease risk featured image

Exercise and Fitness

Two workout strategies that reduce cardiovascular disease risk

Hearing aid use linked to longer life featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Hearing aid use linked to longer life

The worst headache of your life featured image

Diseases & Conditions

The worst headache of your life

Could this diet ward off COVID? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Could this diet ward off COVID?

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

Exercise and Fitness

An easier way to do high-intensity interval training

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