Recent Blog Articles

When replenishing fluids, does milk beat water?

Safe, joyful movement for people of all weights

Slowing down racing thoughts

Are women turning to cannabis for menopause symptom relief?

3 ways to create community and counter loneliness

Helping children make friends: What parents can do

Can electrical brain stimulation boost attention, memory, and more?

Palliative care frightens some people: Here’s how it helps

Parents don't always realize that their teen is suicidal

Shift work can harm sleep and health: What helps?

Nancy Ferrari
Editor in Chief, Harvard Health Publishing
Nancy Ferrari is Editor in Chief at Harvard Health Publishing and a former editor of the Harvard Heart Letter. Before joining Harvard Health, Nancy was Manager of the Clinical Publications Program at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. She began her work at HPHC as a women’s health writer creating patient education materials for ob/gyn and primary care practices. Nancy’s writing and editing experience includes work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she worked at the Journal of Science, Technology, and Human Values, the MIT Communications Office, and where she edited a conference proceeding on energy and the environment.
Posts by Nancy Ferrari

Nancy Ferrari
Direct-to-consumer drug advertising — beyond what you see on TV

Heart Health
Standing up for better heart health

Exercise & Fitness
5 tips to make the Boston Marathon your marathon

Nancy Ferrari
Menopause-related hot flashes and night sweats can last for years

Nancy Ferrari
Making one change — getting more fiber — can help with weight loss

Child & Teen Health
Protecting your children against Enterovirus D68

Nancy Ferrari
Acetaminophen may do little for acute back pain

Nancy Ferrari
Home score for strep throat in adults could avoid unnecessary doctor visits

Child & Teen Health
iPad apps and screen time for kids: learning or babysitting?

Child & Teen Health
Kindergarten redshirting is popular, but is it necessary?

Heart Health
Is there a link between diet soda and heart disease?

Nancy Ferrari