
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

Staying Healthy
Waist-to-hip ratio better than BMI in predicting future health issues

Nutrition
Prebiotics in plant-based foods may help control unhealthy eating

Mind & Mood
How to lower your dementia risk

Mind & Mood
Try this: How to change your negative thoughts

Exercise & Fitness
Everyday activities count as exercise, but intensity matters

Staying Healthy
Prepare for a fall

Heart Health
The lowdown on blood thinners

Staying Healthy
Take the Dry January challenge

Nutrition
How healthy is sugar alcohol?

Staying Healthy
Small pets are delightful, but some carry dangerous bacteria

Staying Healthy
Try this: Progressive muscle relaxation for sleep

Staying Healthy
Stay safe playing pickleball

Mind & Mood
A cure for the wintertime blues?

Heart Health
Eating for heart health

Men's Health
Can weight loss slow prostate cancer?

Pain
Managing back pain

Mind & Mood
Sitting many hours per day linked to higher dementia risk

Men's Health
Several factors may cause testosterone levels to drop

Exercise & Fitness
Early morning exercise may be the best time for weight loss

Staying Healthy
Wrong-sized blood pressure cuff can throw off readings

Mind & Mood
Try this: Look, snap, and connect for better memory recall

Diseases & Conditions
Study links a sugar-heavy diet to a higher risk of kidney stones

Staying Healthy
Simpler way to test for true penicillin allergy

Staying Healthy
Do more for your core

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?