Harvard study links ultra-processed foods to higher rates of cognitive decline, dementia
A guide to the DASH diet
Calorie deficit explained: Is it a safe, sustainable approach to weight loss?
Prediabetes diet: How to help prevent progression to diabetes
COPD symptoms: How to spot them early
Eating more soy and other legumes might ward off high blood pressure
Many older adults get health information from self-defined experts online
How PMOS (once called PCOS) affects women after menopause
Routine cancer screenings for older adults: Mammograms, colonoscopies, PSA tests, and more
Increasing daily steps may boost surgical recovery
Michael Bierer, MD
Contributor
Since getting his MD at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Michael Bierer has been at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for over 30 years. Along the way he got an MPH in Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health and a participated in a Fellowship in Addiction Medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine and the Boston VA.
Dr. Bierer is currently a physician on staff in Internal Medicine at MGH and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He has busy primary care and addictions practices. Dr. Bierer has been teaching staff and residents about the management of addictions for many years. He is currently part of the new hospital-wide effort to address substance use disorders in a comprehensive and innovative, multidisciplinary program. He is also one of the “voices” of the New England Journal of Medicine.”
Posts by Michael Bierer, MD
Harvard study links ultra-processed foods to higher rates of cognitive decline, dementia
A guide to the DASH diet
Calorie deficit explained: Is it a safe, sustainable approach to weight loss?
Prediabetes diet: How to help prevent progression to diabetes
COPD symptoms: How to spot them early
Eating more soy and other legumes might ward off high blood pressure
Many older adults get health information from self-defined experts online
How PMOS (once called PCOS) affects women after menopause
Routine cancer screenings for older adults: Mammograms, colonoscopies, PSA tests, and more
Increasing daily steps may boost surgical recovery
