Reading the current blood pressure guidelines
Oat vs. dairy milk: Nutrition, benefits, and downsides
Microplastics: A hidden health threat?
Healing after food poisoning
What is tempeh? Benefits, nutrition, and how to use it
Light exposure at night may raise risk for heart disease
Whole grains may improve several heart risk factors at once
A lumbar belt may help ease low back pain
Children of centenarians may stay healthier and live longer too, study finds
Signs of pneumonia: Sometimes vague and unexpected
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
Women's Health
What should you do if you discover a lump in your breast?
Exercise and Fitness
How soon can I start exercising again after the flu?
Heart Health
Why might I feel faint after light exercise?
Eye Health
What could have caused a sudden bright red patch in the white of my eye?
Kidney and urinary health
Is it safe for a woman to take Flomax to pass kidney stones?
Diabetes and metabolic health
What's the connection between an underactive thyroid, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels?
Digestive Health
How can I reduce the risk of another small bowel obstruction?
Respiratory health
How often should someone with emphysema get a full pulmonary function test?
Weight loss
Is weight gain a side effect of Chantix?
Digestive Health
I've developed new digestive problems in midlife. Could something serious be wrong?
Immune and infectious diseases
Can MRSA return after treatment?
Digestive Health
What should you eat after a diverticulitis flare?
Heart Health
Is air travel safe with glaucoma and an abdominal aortic aneurysm?
Skin and hair health
What do dark vertical streaks on fingernails indicate?
Women's Health
Can taking Valtrex for shingles affect my birth control?
Brain health
Can a neck artery tear after head or neck trauma lead to a stroke?
Medications and treatments
Which medicines and supplements can interact with Crestor?
Men's Health
Does having prostate cancer raise your risk for other cancers?
Medications and treatments
Can you safely taper off a proton pump inhibitor if reflux symptoms improve?
Diabetes and metabolic health
Could frequent hunger and dizziness be signs of low blood sugar?
Diabetes and metabolic health
Can lifestyle changes reverse fatty liver disease?
Digestive Health
Could bowel troubles after dairy mean irritable bowel syndrome?
Heart Health
Can you further lower heart disease risk if your numbers already look good?
Medications and treatments
Can levothyroxine-related insomnia go away after adjusting the dose?
Reading the current blood pressure guidelines
Oat vs. dairy milk: Nutrition, benefits, and downsides
Microplastics: A hidden health threat?
Healing after food poisoning
What is tempeh? Benefits, nutrition, and how to use it
Light exposure at night may raise risk for heart disease
Whole grains may improve several heart risk factors at once
A lumbar belt may help ease low back pain
Children of centenarians may stay healthier and live longer too, study finds
Signs of pneumonia: Sometimes vague and unexpected
