Many older adults get health information from self-defined experts online
Routine cancer screenings for older adults: Mammograms, colonoscopies, PSA tests, and more
How PMOS (once called PCOS) affects women after menopause
Eating more soy and other legumes might ward off high blood pressure
Surgery for a torn meniscus appears to offer no benefit
AI in healthcare: Can a chatbot answer your medical questions?
Increasing daily steps may boost surgical recovery
Poison ivy rash: Symptoms, treatment, and prevention
Taming high blood pressure: How doctors find the right drug mix
Easy ways to add tofu to your diet
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
Respiratory health
Can you develop adult asthma?
Medications and treatments
Can I replace potassium pills with potassium-rich food if I am taking a diuretic?
Ear, nose, and throat
What could be causing a constant sensation of mucus in my throat?
Heart Health
New guidelines aim to help women prevent stroke
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Heavy drinking in middle age linked to memory loss in men
Exercise and Fitness
94-year-old Master track star an inspiration to all
Ear, nose, and throat
How do you stop nosebleeds?
Cancer
What lifestyle changes can help lower cancer risk?
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Two-thirds of seniors need help doing one or more daily activities
Exercise and Fitness
Balance training seems to prevent falls, injuries in seniors
Howard E. LeWine, MD
World Stroke Day: stroke is common, disabling, and often preventable
Cancer
Doctors often don’t reveal cancer test overtreatment and harms
Diet and nutrition
Letters from an obese president tell a familiar story of struggling with weight
Women's Health
Drinking a little alcohol early in pregnancy may be okay
Diet and nutrition
Is three cups of coffee a day too much?
Pain
Can vitamins and natural supplements help prevent frequent headaches?
Bones and joints
Could stress be responsible for my costochondritis?
Medications and treatments
Do I need to avoid grapefruit if I am on a statin?
Men's Health
What could cause night sweats in a middle-age man?
Heart Health
How do carbohydrates influence triglyceride levels?
Immune and infectious diseases
What is oral thrush and why do I keep getting it?
Heart Health
Can weather affect blood pressure?
Digestive Health
Should I switch my acid reflux medicine?
Heart Health
What could cause sudden leg weakness?
Many older adults get health information from self-defined experts online
Routine cancer screenings for older adults: Mammograms, colonoscopies, PSA tests, and more
How PMOS (once called PCOS) affects women after menopause
Eating more soy and other legumes might ward off high blood pressure
Surgery for a torn meniscus appears to offer no benefit
AI in healthcare: Can a chatbot answer your medical questions?
Increasing daily steps may boost surgical recovery
Poison ivy rash: Symptoms, treatment, and prevention
Taming high blood pressure: How doctors find the right drug mix
Easy ways to add tofu to your diet
