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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

Blood test shows promise as simple test for Alzheimer's disease featured image

Mind & Mood

Blood test shows promise as simple test for Alzheimer's disease

Can you become a

Healthy aging and longevity

Can you become a "super-ager"?

Dupuytren's contracture of the hand featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Dupuytren's contracture of the hand

Caring for your kidneys featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Caring for your kidneys

Try this: Band practice featured image

Exercise and Fitness

Try this: Band practice

Certain exercises may offer effective treatment for depression featured image

Mind & Mood

Certain exercises may offer effective treatment for depression

Erectile dysfunction drugs linked to lower Alzheimer's disease risk featured image

Men's Health

Erectile dysfunction drugs linked to lower Alzheimer's disease risk

Combining electronic cigarettes and counseling helps more smokers quit featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Combining electronic cigarettes and counseling helps more smokers quit

10 habits for good health featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

10 habits for good health

Drugs for Alzheimer's disease featured image

Mind & Mood

Drugs for Alzheimer's disease

Take a Nordic walk featured image

Exercise and Fitness

Take a Nordic walk

Sleeping apart: Good for your sex life? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Sleeping apart: Good for your sex life?

How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals featured image

Diet and nutrition

How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals

Seeking help for orgasm problems featured image

Men's Health

Seeking help for orgasm problems

Get ready for allergy season featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Get ready for allergy season

Try this: Balancing act featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Try this: Balancing act

Appropriate use of testosterone therapy does not appear to raise prostate cancer risk featured image

Men's Health

Appropriate use of testosterone therapy does not appear to raise prostate cancer risk

Two-dose shingles vaccine is still highly effective after four years featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Two-dose shingles vaccine is still highly effective after four years

Three eye diseases linked to a higher risk of falls featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Three eye diseases linked to a higher risk of falls

Weighing the dangers of extra weight featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Weighing the dangers of extra weight

How to recognize the signs of mental health issues featured image

Mind & Mood

How to recognize the signs of mental health issues

How to shop for healthier foods featured image

Diet and nutrition

How to shop for healthier foods

Are you eating enough protein? featured image

Diet and nutrition

Are you eating enough protein?

Regular exercise improves brain regions linked with memory featured image

Exercise and Fitness

Regular exercise improves brain regions linked with memory

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