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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

Pap smears or self-swabs? featured image

Women's Health

Pap smears or self-swabs?

MIND diet may slow cognitive decline featured image

Mind & Mood

MIND diet may slow cognitive decline

When seizures strike featured image

Diseases & Conditions

When seizures strike

Yoga and similar exercises can improve incontinence in older women featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Yoga and similar exercises can improve incontinence in older women

Weekend warriors can still reap major health benefits featured image

Exercise and Fitness

Weekend warriors can still reap major health benefits

Breathtaking asthma control mistakes featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Breathtaking asthma control mistakes

Depression around time of pregnancy may raise risk of cardiovascular disease featured image

Women's Health

Depression around time of pregnancy may raise risk of cardiovascular disease

Chips and dip add up to far more snack calories featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Chips and dip add up to far more snack calories

Double mastectomy offers no survival benefit for women with breast cancer featured image

Women's Health

Double mastectomy offers no survival benefit for women with breast cancer

Beyond the grind: Toxic productivity and how it sabotages your well-being featured image

Mind & Mood

Beyond the grind: Toxic productivity and how it sabotages your well-being

What's the difference between osteoporosis and osteopenia? featured image

Women's Health

What's the difference between osteoporosis and osteopenia?

Inflammatory bowel disease's gender bias featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Inflammatory bowel disease's gender bias

Lipedema's invisible toll featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Lipedema's invisible toll

Do menopause testing kits work? featured image

Women's Health

Do menopause testing kits work?

Nutritional power couples featured image

Diet and nutrition

Nutritional power couples

Is it time for a knee replacement? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Is it time for a knee replacement?

Beyond bereavement featured image

Mind & Mood

Beyond bereavement

Can't shake that cough? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Can't shake that cough?

Counting steps or exercise minutes both work to promote health featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Counting steps or exercise minutes both work to promote health

Short bursts of evening activity fuel better sleep featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Short bursts of evening activity fuel better sleep

Using a salt substitute can lower risk of developing high blood pressure featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Using a salt substitute can lower risk of developing high blood pressure

Want a calmer brain? Try this featured image

Mind & Mood

Want a calmer brain? Try this

Color-changing eye drops: Are they safe? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Color-changing eye drops: Are they safe?

Regular walking can hamper low back pain recurrence featured image

Pain

Regular walking can hamper low back pain recurrence

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