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Howard E. LeWine, MD

Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing; Editorial Advisory Board Member, 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

What could be causing my sharp abdominal pain? featured image

Pain

What could be causing my sharp abdominal pain?

I have a high iron blood level. What does that mean? featured image

Diabetes and metabolic health

I have a high iron blood level. What does that mean?

What can I do to lose belly fat? featured image

Weight loss

What can I do to lose belly fat?

What is a healthy body fat percentage? featured image

Weight loss

What is a healthy body fat percentage?

Why hasn't my increased activity led to weight loss? featured image

Weight loss

Why hasn't my increased activity led to weight loss?

Could asthma or allergies increase my risk of pneumonia? featured image

Respiratory health

Could asthma or allergies increase my risk of pneumonia?

Do I need to avoid foods high in vitamin K if I'm on warfarin? featured image

Diet and nutrition

Do I need to avoid foods high in vitamin K if I'm on warfarin?

Getting closer to understanding how exercise keeps brains young featured image

Howard E. LeWine, MD

Getting closer to understanding how exercise keeps brains young

Quitting smoking doesn’t have to mean big weight gain featured image

Howard E. LeWine, MD

Quitting smoking doesn’t have to mean big weight gain

Bypass surgery an “uncommon” cause of memory loss, cognitive decline featured image

Heart Health

Bypass surgery an “uncommon” cause of memory loss, cognitive decline

Hidden cancer rarely causes out-of-the-blue clots in the bloodstream featured image

Howard E. LeWine, MD

Hidden cancer rarely causes out-of-the-blue clots in the bloodstream

Sweet dreams: eating chocolate prevents heart disease featured image

Heart Health

Sweet dreams: eating chocolate prevents heart disease

Ticks can transmit a new Lyme-like disease featured image

Howard E. LeWine, MD

Ticks can transmit a new Lyme-like disease

Can hospice care reduce depression in the bereaved? featured image

Howard E. LeWine, MD

Can hospice care reduce depression in the bereaved?

Do I have a slow metabolism? featured image

Weight loss

Do I have a slow metabolism?

Grip strength may provide clues to heart health featured image

Heart Health

Grip strength may provide clues to heart health

How can I prevent spring allergies? featured image

Preventive care

How can I prevent spring allergies?

Switching to a fiber-rich diet may lower colon cancer risk in blacks featured image

Cancer

Switching to a fiber-rich diet may lower colon cancer risk in blacks

Special MRI scan could identify stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation featured image

Heart Health

Special MRI scan could identify stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation

Physical therapy as good as surgery and less risky for one type of lower back pain featured image

Howard E. LeWine, MD

Physical therapy as good as surgery and less risky for one type of lower back pain

How can I raise my HDL cholesterol? featured image

Heart Health

How can I raise my HDL cholesterol?

Early scans for back pain add cost but offer little benefit for seniors featured image

Howard E. LeWine, MD

Early scans for back pain add cost but offer little benefit for seniors

Are blueberries especially healthy? featured image

Diet and nutrition

Are blueberries especially healthy?

This year’s flu vaccine “disappointing” against main flu virus featured image

Howard E. LeWine, MD

This year’s flu vaccine “disappointing” against main flu virus

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