People who walk more or walk faster live longer, study finds
For sleep apnea, a dental device may be as effective as CPAP
Rosacea treatments: What works?
Carb cycling: What is it, and does it work?
Understanding orthorexia: Have your healthy eating goals gone too far?
Melatonin or magnesium: Can either supplement help you sleep?
Salmonella, E. coli, Cyclospora, and other germs that cause food poisoning: What you need to know
Naturally gluten-free foods
Harvard study: Healthier fats linked to longer life after prostate cancer diagnosis
Shingrix shingles vaccine linked with lower heart disease risks
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
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?
Bones and joints
How does celiac disease weaken bones?
Howard E. LeWine, MD
Want to live to age 120? Most Americans say no
Cancer
Taking aspirin linked to lower risk of colorectal cancer
Diet and nutrition
Fish oil: friend or foe?
Exercise and Fitness
New trial muddies the water about diet, exercise, and diabetes
People who walk more or walk faster live longer, study finds
For sleep apnea, a dental device may be as effective as CPAP
Rosacea treatments: What works?
Carb cycling: What is it, and does it work?
Understanding orthorexia: Have your healthy eating goals gone too far?
Melatonin or magnesium: Can either supplement help you sleep?
Salmonella, E. coli, Cyclospora, and other germs that cause food poisoning: What you need to know
Naturally gluten-free foods
Harvard study: Healthier fats linked to longer life after prostate cancer diagnosis
Shingrix shingles vaccine linked with lower heart disease risks