
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

Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know

Preventing and treating iliotibial (IT) band syndrome: Tips for pain-free movement

Wildfires: How to cope when smoke affects air quality and health

What can magnesium do for you and how much do you need?

Dry socket: Preventing and treating a painful condition that can occur after tooth extraction

What happens during sleep — and how to improve it

How is metastatic prostate cancer detected and treated in men over 70?

Matthew Solan
Executive Editor, Harvard Men's Health Watch
Matthew Solan is the executive editor of Harvard Men’s Health Watch. He previously served as executive editor for UCLA Health’s Healthy Years and as a contributor to Duke Medicine’s Health News and Weill Cornell Medical College’s Women Nutrition Connection and Women’s Health Advisor. Matthew’s articles on medicine, exercise science, and nutrition have appeared in Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, Runner’s World, and Yoga Journal. He earned a master of fine arts in writing from the University of San Francisco and a bachelor of science in journalism from the University of Florida.
Posts by Matthew Solan

Cancer
The latest in cancer treatments

Staying Healthy
Tracking blood pressure at home

Staying Healthy
Taking it slow

Pain
Drug-free solutions for pain

Staying Healthy
You don't say? Is there anything right about being left-handed?

Diseases & Conditions
Enhanced flu vaccine suggested for older adults

Heart Health
Heart health guidelines get updated

Pain
Certain medications are better than others for managing spine pain

Diseases & Conditions
The rundown on diarrhea

Staying Healthy
Natural ways to boost energy

Mind & Mood
Screening for cognitive dysfunction

Exercise & Fitness
Get a lift from body-weight workouts

Heart Health
Your guide to taking statins

Exercise & Fitness
Taking up adaptive sports

Diseases & Conditions
You don't say? The scoop on ice cream headaches

Pain
Walking for exercise may prevent knee pain

Mind & Mood
High-inflammatory diets linked with increased dementia risk

Heart Health
A lower blood pressure goal benefits some older adults

Staying Healthy
Is alcohol good for your heart?

Staying Healthy
Punch up your fitness

Men's Health
Treatment for an enlarged prostate

Mind & Mood
The mental powers of super-agers

Staying Healthy
Getting the most from your remaining years

Diseases & Conditions
Travel tummy troubles: Here's how to prevent or soothe them

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

Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know

Preventing and treating iliotibial (IT) band syndrome: Tips for pain-free movement

Wildfires: How to cope when smoke affects air quality and health

What can magnesium do for you and how much do you need?

Dry socket: Preventing and treating a painful condition that can occur after tooth extraction

What happens during sleep — and how to improve it

How is metastatic prostate cancer detected and treated in men over 70?