Some adults may need a measles booster shot. Who should get one and why?
Less butter, more plant oils, longer life?
Healthier planet, healthier people
Counting steps is good — is combining steps and heart rate better?
Appendix pain: Could it be appendicitis?
Can saw palmetto treat an enlarged prostate?
How does Ozempic work? Understanding GLP-1s for diabetes, weight loss, and beyond
Zinc: What it does for the body, and the best food sources
Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help
Tips to leverage neuroplasticity to maintain cognitive fitness as you age
Maureen Salamon
Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch
Maureen Salamon is executive editor of Harvard Women’s Health Watch. She began her career as a newspaper reporter and later covered health and medicine for a wide variety of websites, magazines, and hospitals. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, CNN.com, WebMD, Medscape and HealthDay, among other major outlets. Maureen earned a BA in print journalism from Penn State University.
Posts by Maureen Salamon
Mind & Mood
Processed red meat linked to higher risk of dementia
Diseases & Conditions
Hit hard by POTS
Women's Health
Outsmarting perimenopause
Diseases & Conditions
Not just another headache
Staying Healthy
Getting the right diagnosis
Diseases & Conditions
Sedentary work may contribute to insomnia
Diseases & Conditions
Diabetes drugs may improve risks for some conditions, but worsen others
Staying Healthy
The healing power of kindness
Mind & Mood
Falling for financial scams may signal Alzheimer's risk
Women's Health
FDA adds warning to prescription hot flash medication
Diseases & Conditions
Dark chocolate may reduce risk of diabetes
Women's Health
Pelvic floor SOS
Cancer
Hidden battles: Keeping cancer secret
Staying Healthy
Stopping sepsis in its tracks
Nutrition
When aging steals hunger
Mind & Mood
Do you need a mental health day?
Exercise & Fitness
Even small amounts of extra exercise could lower blood pressure
Staying Healthy
More water may equate to more health benefits
Mind & Mood
Cataract surgery may lower dementia risk
Diseases & Conditions
Decoding rheumatoid arthritis
Cancer
Boosting breast cancer survival
Staying Healthy
When pills pose problems
Mind & Mood
Bridging the gap: Dementia communication strategies
Exercise & Fitness
Fitness face-off
Some adults may need a measles booster shot. Who should get one and why?
Less butter, more plant oils, longer life?
Healthier planet, healthier people
Counting steps is good — is combining steps and heart rate better?
Appendix pain: Could it be appendicitis?
Can saw palmetto treat an enlarged prostate?
How does Ozempic work? Understanding GLP-1s for diabetes, weight loss, and beyond
Zinc: What it does for the body, and the best food sources
Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help
Tips to leverage neuroplasticity to maintain cognitive fitness as you age
