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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness
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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
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Exercise & Fitness
Try this: Get low with deep squats
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Exercise & Fitness
3 kettlebell moves
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Heart Health
How low should LDL cholesterol go?
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Pain
The perception of pain
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Men's Health
Time to stop active surveillance?
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Diseases & Conditions
Dupuytren's contracture of the hand
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Staying Healthy
Sleeping apart: Good for your sex life?
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Exercise & Fitness
Take a Nordic walk
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Mind & Mood
Drugs for Alzheimer's disease
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Staying Healthy
10 habits for good health
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Staying Healthy
Combining electronic cigarettes and counseling helps more smokers quit
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Men's Health
Erectile dysfunction drugs linked to lower Alzheimer's disease risk
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Mind & Mood
Certain exercises may offer effective treatment for depression
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Exercise & Fitness
Try this: Band practice
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Staying Healthy
Caring for your kidneys
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Nutrition
How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
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Mind & Mood
How to recognize the signs of mental health issues
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Staying Healthy
Weighing the dangers of extra weight
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Diseases & Conditions
Three eye diseases linked to a higher risk of falls
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Staying Healthy
Two-dose shingles vaccine is still highly effective after four years
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Men's Health
Appropriate use of testosterone therapy does not appear to raise prostate cancer risk
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Staying Healthy
Try this: Balancing act
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Diseases & Conditions
Get ready for allergy season
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Men's Health
Seeking help for orgasm problems
Recent Blog Articles
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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness