COPD symptoms: How to spot them early
Many older adults get health information from self-defined experts online
Routine cancer screenings for older adults: Mammograms, colonoscopies, PSA tests, and more
How PMOS (once called PCOS) affects women after menopause
Eating more soy and other legumes might ward off high blood pressure
Surgery for a torn meniscus appears to offer no benefit
AI in healthcare: Can a chatbot answer your medical questions?
Increasing daily steps may boost surgical recovery
Poison ivy rash: Symptoms, treatment, and prevention
Taming high blood pressure: How doctors find the right drug mix
Matthew Solan
Former Executive Editor, Harvard Men's Health Watch
Matthew Solan is the former 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’s 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
Exercise and Fitness
Why you should try ellipticals
Exercise and Fitness
A fresh approach to cardio exercises
Digestive Health
How to feed your gut
Digestive Health
How to prep for a successful colonoscopy
Mind & Mood
Several risk factors in midlife may lead to dementia
Healthy aging and longevity
Intensive care patients are at high risk for falls and injuries when they return home
Diet and nutrition
Eggs have less effect than saturated fats on cholesterol levels
Exercise and Fitness
The need for walking speed
Mind & Mood
Try this: Light therapy
Mind & Mood
Advancing age and mental health disorders
Pain
What to do about pain "down there"?
Healthy aging and longevity
How to get rid of belly fat
Cancer
Prostate cancer diagnoses on the rise, says study
Exercise and Fitness
The many benefits of the "dead bug"
Exercise and Fitness
Fitness apps may provide long-term motivation to stay active
Brain health
Maintaining a sense of purpose in later life may protect against dementia
Brain health
Chronic insomnia may raise the risk of cognitive decline
Kidney and urinary health
Urine and your health
Exercise and Fitness
Battle of the bulge
Diseases & Conditions
Exercising 150 minutes per week could help reverse prediabetes
Pain
Managing chronic back pain
Healthy aging and longevity
Plant-based diets may help lower the risk of chronic constipation
Healthy aging and longevity
Lessons from women on longevity
Exercise and Fitness
What can you do to maintain exercise motivation?
COPD symptoms: How to spot them early
Many older adults get health information from self-defined experts online
Routine cancer screenings for older adults: Mammograms, colonoscopies, PSA tests, and more
How PMOS (once called PCOS) affects women after menopause
Eating more soy and other legumes might ward off high blood pressure
Surgery for a torn meniscus appears to offer no benefit
AI in healthcare: Can a chatbot answer your medical questions?
Increasing daily steps may boost surgical recovery
Poison ivy rash: Symptoms, treatment, and prevention
Taming high blood pressure: How doctors find the right drug mix