
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