
Nutritional yeast: Does this savory, vegan seasoning pack a nutritional punch?

Salmonella is sneaky: Watch out

Two jobs may lower the odds of dying from Alzheimer's disease — but why?

Mastitis: What to do when your breasts are painfully inflamed

How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals

UTI in older women: Why postmenopausal women are susceptible to urinary tract infection, and what to do about it

Can a routine vaccine prevent dementia?

Some adults may need a measles booster shot. Who should get one and why?

Less butter, more plant oils, longer life?

Healthier planet, healthier people

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

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
Medications
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

Staying Healthy
Living to 100 and beyond: the right genes plus a healthy lifestyle

Heart Health
Leg clots (aka deep-vein thrombosis): an immediate and long-term health hazard
Cancer
For some prostate cancers, waiting beats treatment

Exercise & Fitness
Does fitness offset fatness?
Exercise & Fitness
Whole-body vibration doesn’t slow bone loss

Howard E. LeWine, MD
Taking blood pressure pills at bedtime may prevent more heart attacks, strokes
Heart Health
“Portfolio” beats low-fat diet for lowering cholesterol
Heart Health
Painkillers pose problems for people with heart disease

Cancer
Should smokers be tested for lung cancer?

Nutritional yeast: Does this savory, vegan seasoning pack a nutritional punch?

Salmonella is sneaky: Watch out

Two jobs may lower the odds of dying from Alzheimer's disease — but why?

Mastitis: What to do when your breasts are painfully inflamed

How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals

UTI in older women: Why postmenopausal women are susceptible to urinary tract infection, and what to do about it

Can a routine vaccine prevent dementia?

Some adults may need a measles booster shot. Who should get one and why?

Less butter, more plant oils, longer life?

Healthier planet, healthier people