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Howard E. LeWine, MD
Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
Howard LeWine, M.D., 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.
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Howard E. LeWine, MD
New strategies help smokers quit when nicotine replacement alone doesn’t work
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Expert panel says healthy women don’t need yearly pelvic exam
Men's Health
FDA warns about blood clot risk with testosterone products
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Teen suicide tries increased after FDA toughened antidepressant warning
Howard E. LeWine, MD
“Bionic pancreas” could help people with type 1 diabetes control blood sugar
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Antidepressants cause minimal weight gain
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Walking, other exercise helps seniors stay mobile, independent
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Let National Hepatitis Testing Day nudge you to getting a hepatitis check
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Too little sleep, and too much, affect memory
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Benefits of vitamin D supplements still debated
Heart Health
Keeping blood pressure under control reduces risk of second stroke
Cancer
Decline in colorectal cancer in U.S. tied to wider use of testing
Heart Health
Prehypertension increases stroke risk
Heart Health
New guidelines aim to help women prevent stroke
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Heavy drinking in middle age linked to memory loss in men
Exercise & Fitness
94-year-old Master track star an inspiration to all
Heart Health
New guidelines published for managing high blood pressure
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Two-thirds of seniors need help doing one or more daily activities
Heart Health
Heart attack chest pain is similar in women and men
Heart Health
Cholesterol guidelines update: controversy over heart risk calculator
Exercise & Fitness
Balance training seems to prevent falls, injuries in seniors
Howard E. LeWine, MD
World Stroke Day: stroke is common, disabling, and often preventable
Cancer
Doctors often don’t reveal cancer test overtreatment and harms
Nutrition
