Strength training over decades linked to longer life
Loneliness linked to cognitive decline and early death
Taking breaks from sitting to move around may lower cancer risk
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may lower the need for knee replacement
Senator's death calls attention to aortic dissection
Peptides: What they are, potential benefits, and safety concerns
Atherosclerosis: Can AI help your doctor detect it?
Lose more weight and protect your heart by pairing exercise with eating fewer calories
Cardiac amyloidosis: Better detection and new treatments
American Cancer Society expands testing recommendations for colorectal cancer screening
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing
Dr. Howard LeWine is a practicing internist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Chief Medical Editor at Harvard Health Publishing, and editor in chief of Harvard Men’s Health Watch.
Posts by Howard E. LeWine, MD
Diet and nutrition
What would explain a craving to eat chalk?
Digestive Health
What could cause sudden weakness after a bowel movement?
Immune and infectious diseases
How does Listeria get into food and who needs to worry about it?
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Experts recommend a more personal approach to type 2 diabetes
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Late to bed, early to rise: a recipe for diabetes
Medications and treatments
Is a high-dose vitamin D regimen safe?
Pain
Which foods and drinks are most likely to trigger headaches?
Immune and infectious diseases
Is it okay to get a flu shot if I have a mild sinus infection?
Heart Health
Could my LDL cholesterol level be too low?
Medications and treatments
FDA changes safety information on statin drugs
Digestive Health
What might be causing loose stools?
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Quick injection helps stop epileptic seizures
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Pregnancy-related high blood pressure, diabetes linked to later heart disease
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Addiction: It retrains the brain, is tougher on women
Healthy aging and longevity
Living to 100 and beyond: the right genes plus a healthy lifestyle
Heart Health
Leg clots (aka deep-vein thrombosis): an immediate and long-term health hazard
Cancer
For some prostate cancers, waiting beats treatment
Exercise and Fitness
Whole-body vibration doesn’t slow bone loss
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Taking blood pressure pills at bedtime may prevent more heart attacks, strokes
Heart Health
“Portfolio” beats low-fat diet for lowering cholesterol
Heart Health
Painkillers pose problems for people with heart disease
Cancer
Should smokers be tested for lung cancer?
Respiratory health
What is an emphysematous bleb?
Heart Health
Do sugars from fruit raise triglyceride levels?
Strength training over decades linked to longer life
Loneliness linked to cognitive decline and early death
Taking breaks from sitting to move around may lower cancer risk
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may lower the need for knee replacement
Senator's death calls attention to aortic dissection
Peptides: What they are, potential benefits, and safety concerns
Atherosclerosis: Can AI help your doctor detect it?
Lose more weight and protect your heart by pairing exercise with eating fewer calories
Cardiac amyloidosis: Better detection and new treatments
American Cancer Society expands testing recommendations for colorectal cancer screening
