Can a routine vaccine prevent dementia?
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
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
Can a routine vaccine prevent dementia?
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
