
Extreme heat endangers older adults: What to know and do

Want to cool down? 14 ideas to try

What is a PSA test and how is it used?

Blood sugar–friendly fruits if you have diabetes

Gratitude enhances health, brings happiness — and may even lengthen lives

Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help

Could tea tree oil help treat acne or athlete’s foot?

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c): What to know if you have diabetes or prediabetes or are at risk for these conditions

What could be causing your blurry vision?

Avocado nutrition: Health benefits and easy recipes

Lisa Catanese, ELS
Health Writer
Lisa Catanese, ELS, has been a medical writer for more than 20 years. Through her company, Blue Blaze Communications, she has written content for hospitals, magazines, websites, pharmaceutical companies, and medical education companies, and her writing has won 18 national and international awards. She is certified as an editor in the life sciences and is a member of the American Medical Writers Association.
Posts by Lisa Catanese, ELS

Mind & Mood
Exposure therapy: What is it and how can it help?

Staying Healthy
Why drinking raw milk can be dangerous

Staying Healthy
Longevity: Lifestyle strategies for living a healthy, long life

Diseases & Conditions
Whiplash injury: Relieving the pain in your neck

Nutrition
Prebiotics: Understanding their role in gut health

digital first content
Paxlovid rebound: What you need to know

Diseases & Conditions
West Nile virus: Recognizing symptoms and protecting yourself against this mosquito-borne illness

Staying Healthy
What do head lice look like and what should you do if you find them?

Mind & Mood
What is CTE? Understanding chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Staying Healthy
Gabapentin: Uses, side effects, and what you should know if you've been prescribed this medication

Pain
Occipital neuralgia: Symptoms and treatments

Nutrition
Foods high in fiber: Boost your health with fiber-rich foods

Diseases & Conditions
Is bronchitis contagious?

Staying Healthy
GLP-1 diabetes and weight-loss drug side effects: "Ozempic face" and more

Diseases & Conditions
Understanding hand, foot and mouth disease: Causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention

Diseases & Conditions
Popcorn lung: What is it, and who is at risk?

Diseases & Conditions
Pulmonary embolism: Symptoms, causes, risk factors, and treatment

Heart Health
Statins: Types, uses, side effects, and alternatives

Extreme heat endangers older adults: What to know and do

Want to cool down? 14 ideas to try

What is a PSA test and how is it used?

Blood sugar–friendly fruits if you have diabetes

Gratitude enhances health, brings happiness — and may even lengthen lives

Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help

Could tea tree oil help treat acne or athlete’s foot?

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c): What to know if you have diabetes or prediabetes or are at risk for these conditions

What could be causing your blurry vision?

Avocado nutrition: Health benefits and easy recipes