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Postpartum anxiety is invisible, but common and treatable

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New pediatric guidelines on obesity in children and teens

Screening tests may save lives — so when is it time to stop?

Natural disasters strike everywhere: Ways to help protect your health

The case of the bad placebo

Do we feel pain more at night?

If you use cannabis, do it safely

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Contributor
Dr. Monique Tello is a practicing physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, director of research and academic affairs for the MGH DGM Healthy Lifestyle Program, clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School, and author of the evidence-based lifestyle change guide Healthy Habits for Your Heart. She completed a combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency training program at Yale/New Haven Hospital. After residency, she earned a master’s in public health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and fellowship in general internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is half Latina, speaks Spanish, and maintains a close relationship with her extended family in Guatemala. She is married to local sports broadcaster Bob Socci, and they have two young children, one with autism. She writes a popular blog, www.DrMoniqueTello.com, about achieving balance, health, and wellness from the perspective of doctor and mother.
Posts by Monique Tello, MD, MPH

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Preventing and treating colds: The evidence and the anecdotes

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Vitamin D: What’s the "right" level?

Cancer
Colon cancer screening: Is there an easier, effective way?

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Sexually transmitted infections on the rise

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Online symptom checkers: You’ll still want to call a doctor when something’s wrong with you

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
When a cough just won’t go away

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Physicians, paperwork, and paying attention to patients

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Regular meditation more beneficial than vacation

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Can hormonal birth control trigger depression?

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Can hormonal birth control trigger depression?

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Medical errors: Honesty is the best policy

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
When do you really need antibiotics for that sinus infection?

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Sepsis: When infection overwhelms

Child & Teen Health
Why are our girls killing themselves?

Exercise & Fitness
Get up, stand up, for your health: A little exercise offsets a lot of sitting

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Opioid crisis: The difference between sympathy and empathy

Monique Tello, MD, MPH