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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