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The FDA relaxes restrictions on blood donation

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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

Child & Teen Health
Cutting and self-harm: Why it happens and what to do

Child & Teen Health
A muscle-building obsession in boys: What to know and do

Women's Health
Preventing ovarian cancer: Should women consider removing fallopian tubes?

Staying Healthy
Shift work can harm sleep and health: What helps?

Cancer
Late-stage cervical cancer on the rise: What to know

Exercise & Fitness
Winter hiking: Magical or miserable?

Nutrition
Low-carb diet helps cut blood sugar levels in people with prediabetes

Mind & Mood
Break free from 3 self-sabotaging ANTs — automatic negative thoughts

Women's Health
Are women turning to cannabis for menopause symptom relief?

Women's Health
Can self-employment promote better cardiovascular health for women?

Cancer
When can women with early-stage breast cancer skip radiation after lumpectomy?

Exercise & Fitness
Waist trainers: What happens when you uncinch?

Diseases & Conditions
Struggling with migraine hangovers? Read this

Nutrition
French fries versus almonds: Calorie for calorie, which comes out on top?

Nutrition
Snooze more, eat less? Sleep deprivation may hamper weight control

Heart Health