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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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Nutrition
How to shop for healthier foods
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Heart Health
An inside look at aortic stenosis
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Nutrition
Are you eating enough protein?
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Exercise & Fitness
Hitting the activity mark
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Exercise & Fitness
Regular exercise improves brain regions linked with memory
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Staying Healthy
Toothbrushing can be a literal lifesaver in the hospital
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Men's Health
Aerobic activity may work as well as medication for helping erectile dysfunction
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Pain
Overcoming shoulder pain
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Staying Healthy
Try this: Give your hands a hand
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Staying Healthy
The right shoe for walking and running
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Men's Health
Overcoming bedroom barriers
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Diseases & Conditions
Antidepressant may help manage irritable bowel syndrome symptoms
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Diseases & Conditions
Strength training tied to smaller risk of knee osteoarthritis and pain later in life
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Heart Health
Reducing sodium can help most people lower their blood pressure
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Exercise & Fitness
Try this: Get jumping with plyometrics
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Staying Healthy
Rinse, brush, floss, scrape, and repeat
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Mind & Mood
Mood boosters
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Staying Healthy
Get out of your slump
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Heart Health
The big problem of ministrokes
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Staying Healthy
Is it possible to prevent arthritis?
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Diseases & Conditions
Shining light on night blindness
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Staying Healthy
Time for your annual health review
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Staying Healthy
Waist-to-hip ratio better than BMI in predicting future health issues
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Nutrition
Prebiotics in plant-based foods may help control unhealthy eating
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