Many older adults get health information from self-defined experts online
Routine cancer screenings for older adults: Mammograms, colonoscopies, PSA tests, and more
How PMOS (once called PCOS) affects women after menopause
Eating more soy and other legumes might ward off high blood pressure
Surgery for a torn meniscus appears to offer no benefit
AI in healthcare: Can a chatbot answer your medical questions?
Increasing daily steps may boost surgical recovery
Poison ivy rash: Symptoms, treatment, and prevention
Taming high blood pressure: How doctors find the right drug mix
Easy ways to add tofu to your diet
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
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?
ask the doctor
High Lymphocyte Count
Digestive Health
Could coughing be caused by acid reflux?
Brain health
What are the best treatment options for essential tremor?
Sleep
What could be causing my snoring?
Sleep
What could be causing my nighttime gasping for breath?
ask the expert
Causes of Breast Lumps in Men
ask the doctor
Plavix, Aspirin, and Vitamin K
ask the expert
Mild Hypercalcemia
ask the doctor
Exercises to Maintain Balance
ask the doctor
Allergies and Snoring
ask the doctor
Evaluating Breast Lumps
ask the doctor
Recovery Time After Flu
ask the doctor
Feeling Faint after Light Exercise
ask the expert
Subconjunctival Hemorrhage
ask the doctor
Flomax for Kidney Stones in Men and Women
Many older adults get health information from self-defined experts online
Routine cancer screenings for older adults: Mammograms, colonoscopies, PSA tests, and more
How PMOS (once called PCOS) affects women after menopause
Eating more soy and other legumes might ward off high blood pressure
Surgery for a torn meniscus appears to offer no benefit
AI in healthcare: Can a chatbot answer your medical questions?
Increasing daily steps may boost surgical recovery
Poison ivy rash: Symptoms, treatment, and prevention
Taming high blood pressure: How doctors find the right drug mix
Easy ways to add tofu to your diet
