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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness
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Howard E. LeWine, MD
Chief Medical Editor, 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
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Staying Healthy
What is the best way to remove earwax?
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Staying Healthy
What are eye floaters?
Diseases & Conditions
What exactly is a hernia?
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Pain
Is my kidney causing my back pain?
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Diseases & Conditions
What causes my ankles to swell?
Staying Healthy
Why do I bruise so easily?
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Men's Health
Is male menopause real?
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Mind & Mood
What should you tell someone who has Alzheimer’s disease?
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Amenorrhea
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Uterine And Bladder Prolapse
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Breast Cancer
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Graves' eye disease (Graves' ophthalmopathy)
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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Somatic Symptom Disorder
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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Thrombotic Stroke
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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Howard E. LeWine, MD
Getting closer to understanding how exercise keeps brains young
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Howard E. LeWine, MD
Quitting smoking doesn’t have to mean big weight gain
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Heart Health
Bypass surgery an “uncommon” cause of memory loss, cognitive decline
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Howard E. LeWine, MD
Hidden cancer rarely causes out-of-the-blue clots in the bloodstream
Recent Blog Articles
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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/14937/conversions/fcff561e-5fc9-4fbd-aac0-b9ea3778052b-micro.jpg)
Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/15415/conversions/2acee670-1e43-413e-a07b-437512d22803-micro.jpg)
Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/15405/conversions/f22b5f3d-fd64-479d-b10a-b2409347f160-micro.jpg)
Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness