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Maureen Salamon

Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch

Maureen Salamon is the executive editor of Harvard Women’s Health Watch. She also writes for the Harvard Health Letter, Harvard Heart Letter, and Harvard Men’s Health Watch, as well as for Harvard Health Publishing’s flagship website. 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

Cancer Network updates recommendations for breast cancer screening in younger women featured image

Women's Health

Cancer Network updates recommendations for breast cancer screening in younger women

Break free from 3 self-sabotaging ANTs - automatic negative thoughts featured image

Mental Health

Break free from 3 self-sabotaging ANTs - automatic negative thoughts

Busier equals better for physical activity levels featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Busier equals better for physical activity levels

People with kidney disease eat less fruits and veggies featured image

Diseases & Conditions

People with kidney disease eat less fruits and veggies

High blood pressure linked to severe COVID despite vaccination featured image

Diseases & Conditions

High blood pressure linked to severe COVID despite vaccination

Beyond momentary calm featured image

Mind & Mood

Beyond momentary calm

Can you hear me now? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Can you hear me now?

A life-changing detour featured image

Diseases & Conditions

A life-changing detour

Aiming for longevity featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Aiming for longevity

Are women turning to cannabis for menopause symptom relief? featured image

Women's Health

Are women turning to cannabis for menopause symptom relief?

Poor sleep heightens risk of COPD flare ups featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Poor sleep heightens risk of COPD flare ups

Low vitamin D levels may increase odds of dementia featured image

Mind & Mood

Low vitamin D levels may increase odds of dementia

Women's heart attacks more strongly connected to different risk factors than men's featured image

Women's Health

Women's heart attacks more strongly connected to different risk factors than men's

Curbing the nation's deadliest cancer featured image

Cancer

Curbing the nation's deadliest cancer

When is the

Healthy aging and longevity

When is the "right" time for weight loss surgery?

Meeting your exercise goals online featured image

Exercise and Fitness

Meeting your exercise goals online

More fallout from COVID-19 featured image

Diseases & Conditions

More fallout from COVID-19

Can self-employment promote better cardiovascular health for women? featured image

Women's Health

Can self-employment promote better cardiovascular health for women?

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

Cancer

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

Women who undergo earlier screening less likely to develop colorectal cancer featured image

Women's Health

Women who undergo earlier screening less likely to develop colorectal cancer

Drinking coffee might lengthen life featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Drinking coffee might lengthen life

Severe COVID infection may lead to noticeable cognitive loss featured image

Mind & Mood

Severe COVID infection may lead to noticeable cognitive loss

A healthy, tasty swap featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

A healthy, tasty swap

Beyond hot flashes featured image

Women's Health

Beyond hot flashes

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