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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness
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Michael Craig Miller, M.D.
Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing
Dr. Michael Craig Miller was Editor in Chief of the Harvard Mental Health Letter from August 2000 to March 2012. Published monthly, the Harvard Mental Health Letter was read widely by professionals and nonprofessionals alike. Dr. Miller’s writing on mental health topics has appeared in Newsweek, The Boston Globe, and in syndicated articles that appear in newspapers nationwide. He has appeared as a commentator on the Today show, The Martha Stewart Show, ABC News, CNN, and NPR, and for media outlets in the Boston area. In practice for more than 30 years, Dr Miller is a member of the faculty of Harvard Medical School and on the medical staff at Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Posts by Michael Craig Miller, M.D.
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Michael Craig Miller, M.D.
New depression screening guidelines outline very helpful, yet achievable goals
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Michael Craig Miller, M.D.
The truth about altruism
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Michael Craig Miller, M.D.
If you think you’re depressed, don’t wait — find out
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Michael Craig Miller, M.D.
Germanwings Flight 9525 shows the limits of predicting human violence
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Exercise & Fitness
For fans, World Series is a marathon, not a sprint
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Michael Craig Miller, M.D.
Healing from emotional trauma after the Marathon bombing
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Michael Craig Miller, M.D.
Can you become addicted to chocolate?
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Diseases & Conditions
Seasonal affective disorder: bring on the light
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Michael Craig Miller, M.D.
In praise of gratitude
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Michael Craig Miller, M.D.
Metacognitive therapy: a possible new approach for ADHD?
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Michael Craig Miller, M.D.
Magnetic stimulation: a new approach to treating depression?
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Child & Teen Health
When are obsessions and compulsions in children a problem?
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Child & Teen Health
Study says ADHD drugs do not boost heart risk in kids
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Michael Craig Miller, M.D.
Being mindful can help ease stress
Michael Craig Miller, M.D.
Procrastination
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Child & Teen Health
Kids and social media: Guidance for parents
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Child & Teen Health
FDA panel finds no link between artificial food colorings and hyperactivity in most children
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Michael Craig Miller, M.D.
Meditation helps manage stress and other tips from Harvard Medical School
Michael Craig Miller, M.D.
The Tucson shooting and mental illness
Exercise & Fitness
More on Brain Injury in the NFL
Michael Craig Miller, M.D.
1 in 10 Americans Depressed
Cancer
Hitch on Cancer
Men's Health
Did Lou Gehrig have Lou Gehrig’s Disease?
Exercise & Fitness
Concussions in Football
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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness