Aldosterone overload: An underappreciated contributor to high blood pressure
Can you retrain your brain to stop excessive drinking?
For now, electric cars appear safe for people with implanted heart devices
What is a cardioversion procedure?
Finding and fixing a stiff, narrowed aortic valve
Can you stop blood thinners after an ablation for atrial fibrillation?
Reversing prediabetes may slash heart disease risk by half
Waking up to urinate at night affects blood pressure
VO2 max: What it is and how you can improve it
New thinking about plaque in arteries that feed the brain
Huma Farid, MD
Contributor
Dr. Huma Farid is an obstetrician/gynecologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and an instructor in obstetrics and gynecology at Harvard Medical School. She directs the resident colposcopy clinic and is the associate program director for the obstetrics and gynecology residency program at BIDMC. She also writes and reviews medical content for Buoy Health. Dr. Farid graduated from Harvard Medical School. When not involved in resident education or patient care, she enjoys reading and writing.
Posts by Huma Farid, MD
Women's Health
A different nonhormonal birth control option
Women's Health
Period equity: What it is and why it matters
Women's Health
Birth control and high blood pressure: Which methods are safe for you?
Immune and infectious diseases
Intimacy, sex, and COVID-19
Diseases & Conditions
Pregnant and worried about the new coronavirus?
Pregnancy
What can you do to reduce the risk of birth defects?
Pregnancy
Can monitoring blood pressure at home cut maternal mortality?
Huma Farid, MD
Hyperemesis: (Way) beyond morning sickness
Huma Farid, MD
Vulvar health: Navigating the nether regions
Huma Farid, MD
When a pelvic exam is traumatic
Healthy aging and longevity
More water, fewer UTIs?
Aldosterone overload: An underappreciated contributor to high blood pressure
Can you retrain your brain to stop excessive drinking?
For now, electric cars appear safe for people with implanted heart devices
What is a cardioversion procedure?
Finding and fixing a stiff, narrowed aortic valve
Can you stop blood thinners after an ablation for atrial fibrillation?
Reversing prediabetes may slash heart disease risk by half
Waking up to urinate at night affects blood pressure
VO2 max: What it is and how you can improve it
New thinking about plaque in arteries that feed the brain
