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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
Heart Health
Common painkillers boost risk of repeat heart attack
Exercise & Fitness
Investing in fitness now pays health dividends later
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Threat level high for West Nile infection
Heart Health
Rosie O’Donnell’s heart attack a lesson for women
Heart Health
New test may speed detection of heart attacks
Exercise & Fitness
Diabetes can strike—hard—even when weight is normal
Howard E. LeWine, MD
New guidelines urge immediate treatment after HIV infection
Heart Health
Blood pressure goals may need to change with age
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Blood pressure goals may need to change with age
Cancer
As cancer death approaches, palliative care may improve quality of life
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Studies question ban on alcohol during pregnancy
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Alcohol abuse linked to weight-loss surgery
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Probiotics may help prevent diarrhea due to antibiotic use
Howard E. LeWine, MD
New guidelines offer drug, herbal options for preventing migraine
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Experts recommend a more personal approach to type 2 diabetes
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Late to bed, early to rise: a recipe for diabetes
Howard E. LeWine, MD
$2 drug treatment helps prevent exam-caused pancreas problem
Cancer
Aspirin for cancer prevention: promising, but not proven
Heart Health
FDA changes safety information on statin drugs
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Quick injection helps stop epileptic seizures
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Pregnancy-related high blood pressure, diabetes linked to later heart disease
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Addiction: It retrains the brain, is tougher on women
Heart Health
Heart’s “fountain of youth” starts flowing early
Howard E. LeWine, MD
