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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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Howard E. LeWine, MD
For early breast cancer, lumpectomy is at least as good as mastectomy
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Howard E. LeWine, MD
Hearing loss may be linked to mental decline
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Cancer
Gene mutation key to aspirin’s benefit in people with colorectal cancer
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Exercise & Fitness
Surprises from science
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Diseases & Conditions
Diabetes can strike—hard—even when weight is normal
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Howard E. LeWine, MD
Doctor’s warning may prompt some to give up driving
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Cancer
Study backs mammograms for women 50 to 69
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Heart Health
Common painkillers boost risk of repeat heart attack
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Exercise & Fitness
Investing in fitness now pays health dividends later
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Howard E. LeWine, MD
Threat level high for West Nile infection
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Heart Health
Rosie O’Donnell’s heart attack a lesson for women
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Heart Health
New test may speed detection of heart attacks
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Howard E. LeWine, MD
New guidelines urge immediate treatment after HIV infection
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Heart Health
Blood pressure goals may need to change with age
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Howard E. LeWine, MD
Blood pressure goals may need to change with age
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Cancer
As cancer death approaches, palliative care may improve quality of life
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Howard E. LeWine, MD
Studies question ban on alcohol during pregnancy
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Howard E. LeWine, MD
Alcohol abuse linked to weight-loss surgery
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Howard E. LeWine, MD
New guidelines offer drug, herbal options for preventing migraine
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Howard E. LeWine, MD
Experts recommend a more personal approach to type 2 diabetes
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Howard E. LeWine, MD
Late to bed, early to rise: a recipe for diabetes
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Howard E. LeWine, MD
$2 drug treatment helps prevent exam-caused pancreas problem
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Cancer
Aspirin for cancer prevention: promising, but not proven
Medications
FDA changes safety information on statin drugs
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
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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