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Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Get your hearing checked today

Veins are a key player in the body: Here's why

Do toddler formulas deliver on nutrition claims?

Holiday arguments brewing? Here's how to defuse them

What does a birth doula do?

Cellulitis: How long does it take to heal on legs?

21 spices for healthy holiday foods

What to do when driving skills decline

A tough question: When should an older driver stop driving?

3 ways to create community and counter loneliness

Kay Cahill Allison
Former Editor, Harvard Health
Kay Cahill was editor of Harvard Health Publishing’ Special Health Reports from 1998 to 2012. Before joining Harvard Health, she created content for a variety of media including newspapers, television, books, radio, and electronic publishing. She is author of the American Medical Association’s Complete Guide to Women’s Health and lead writer for the Children’s Hospital Guide to Your Child’s Health and Development. A former consumer reporter for the Hartford Courant, Connecticut’s largest newspaper, and senior medical editor for Walking Magazine, her writing has also appeared in Consumer Reports on Health, Business Week, the Boston Globe, and aired on National Public Radio, WGBH, Channel 2 in Boston.
Posts by Kay Cahill Allison

Kay Cahill Allison
Pain relief outside the pill bottle

Exercise & Fitness
Treating neck pain with a dose of exercise

Men's Health
Managing fluids is one step toward better bladder control

Kay Cahill Allison
Itching rash or tingling toes: Is gluten the cause?

Kay Cahill Allison
The power of positive psychology: finding happiness in a cold ocean swim

Cancer
Is sunlight addictive?

Kay Cahill Allison
Fight fatigue by finding the cause

Exercise & Fitness
Taking the pain out of runner’s knee

Kay Cahill Allison
Good planning is a recipe for home-cooking success

Child & Teen Health
When it comes to fiber, cereal fiber may be your best choice
Recent Blog Articles

Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Get your hearing checked today

Veins are a key player in the body: Here's why

Do toddler formulas deliver on nutrition claims?

Holiday arguments brewing? Here's how to defuse them

What does a birth doula do?

Cellulitis: How long does it take to heal on legs?

21 spices for healthy holiday foods

What to do when driving skills decline

A tough question: When should an older driver stop driving?

3 ways to create community and counter loneliness