Fast-walking "super-movers" may have sharper brains as they age
Healthy breakfast ideas to support energy and metabolism
Greek yogurt: Health benefits, protein content, and how to choose the best option
Harvard study: Early sweet-drink habits tied to high blood pressure later in life
How to save money on medication
The 5 pillars of longevity: Movement, nutrition, sleep, stress reduction, and social connection
Newly approved pill cuts LDL cholesterol levels by more than half
C-reactive protein: Should healthy people be tested for it?
PRP injection for knee osteoarthritis: Does it work?
Strength training over decades linked to longer life
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
Mind & Mood
Gratitude may help you live longer
Mind & Mood
Depression's cognitive cost
Healthy aging and longevity
Medication perils
Healthy aging and longevity
Overdue for a check-up?
Mind & Mood
Gratitude enhances health, brings happiness - and may even lengthen lives
Mind & Mood
Doomscrolling dangers
Healthy aging and longevity
Mediterranean diet may help you live longer
Mind & Mood
Subtle cognitive decline foreshadows older adults' end of driving
Healthy aging and longevity
Tattoos may raise lymphoma risks
Mind & Mood
Music as medicine
Women's Health
Menopause supplements: Effective relief or empty promises?
Healthy aging and longevity
Physical therapy: Myths vs. reality
Mind & Mood
Weighing in on weight gain from antidepressants
Diseases & Conditions
Decoding poor circulation
Women's Health
Depression more likely during perimenopause than before or after
Women's Health
Hormone therapy benefits outweigh risks for younger women
Mind & Mood
Optimism may slow women's age-related physical decline
Cancer
Beyond tobacco: Lung cancer in nonsmokers
Healthy aging and longevity
Aiming for sound design
Healthy aging and longevity
Healthy vacation habits to continue all year
Mind & Mood
What is Lewy body dementia?
Healthy aging and longevity
More than 2,200 steps a day might help you live longer
Diseases & Conditions
Regularly adding salt to meals may raise odds of kidney disease
Heart Health
Cardiovascular risks soar among daily cannabis users
Fast-walking "super-movers" may have sharper brains as they age
Healthy breakfast ideas to support energy and metabolism
Greek yogurt: Health benefits, protein content, and how to choose the best option
Harvard study: Early sweet-drink habits tied to high blood pressure later in life
How to save money on medication
The 5 pillars of longevity: Movement, nutrition, sleep, stress reduction, and social connection
Newly approved pill cuts LDL cholesterol levels by more than half
C-reactive protein: Should healthy people be tested for it?
PRP injection for knee osteoarthritis: Does it work?
Strength training over decades linked to longer life
