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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.
Posts by Howard E. LeWine, MD

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