Coping with chronic pain, depression, and high blood pressure
Can you prevent the hunched back of kyphosis?
What is ventricular bigeminy?
Emojis in electronic health records could be confusing
Doing different types of exercise linked to a longer life
CPR on TV may be misleading
How gum disease may raise heart disease risk
FDA approves nasal spray to treat rapid heart rhythm
Smart watch may improve detection of atrial fibrillation
4 keys to a heart-healthy diet
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
Women's Health
Strong is the new skinny
Immune and infectious diseases
Is there a way to keep cold sores from coming back?
Brain health
Speaking multiple languages may promote healthy aging
Women's Health
Why do my lips seem thinner than they used to be?
Women's Health
Risk-based breast screenings as effective as annual mammograms
Women's Health
Reproductive factors may raise women's osteoporosis risk
Skin and hair health
Is your skin problem actually an autoimmune condition?
Women's Health
Antibiotic-free fixes for recurrent UTIs
Women's Health
Musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause: When menopause makes you ache all over
Women's Health
When can older women stop getting mammograms?
Preventive care
The 7 types of rest and why we need them all
Mental Health
Tips to cultivate your joyspan
Women's Health
Women gain heart protection with far less exercise than men
Women's Health
Women face barriers to cardiac rehab despite proven benefits
Brain health
Quitting smoking in middle age can reduce dementia risk
Diseases & Conditions
How "inflammaging" shapes our health
Healthy aging and longevity
Relief or risk? Using cannabis as we age
Diet and nutrition
For weight loss, minimally processed diets beat ultra-processed versions
Exercise and Fitness
Exercise may lower risk of premature death among people with diabetes
Healthy aging and longevity
Fast walking may lengthen your life
Diseases & Conditions
When celiac disease strikes later in life
Women's Health
The head-scratching dilemma of itchy nipples and breasts
Eye Health
Coping with dry eyes
Medications and treatments
Should women over 60 take iron supplements? What you need to know
Coping with chronic pain, depression, and high blood pressure
Can you prevent the hunched back of kyphosis?
What is ventricular bigeminy?
Emojis in electronic health records could be confusing
Doing different types of exercise linked to a longer life
CPR on TV may be misleading
How gum disease may raise heart disease risk
FDA approves nasal spray to treat rapid heart rhythm
Smart watch may improve detection of atrial fibrillation
4 keys to a heart-healthy diet