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Could couples therapy be right for you?
Is the portfolio diet the best diet ever?
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Winter hiking: Magical or miserable?
Sciatica: Gentle stretches to help relieve pain and improve mobility
Thinking about becoming a pescatarian? What you should know about the pescatarian diet
Let's not call it cancer
Chair exercises for seniors: Boosting strength, flexibility, and stamina
Why all the buzz about inflammation — and just how bad is it?
Chronic kidney disease: What to know about this common, serious condition
Stephanie Watson
Former Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch
Stephanie Watson was the Executive Editor of the Harvard Women’s Health Watch from June 2012 to August 2014. Prior to that, she worked as a writer and editor for several leading consumer health publications, including WebMD, A.D.A.M. (MedlinePlus), BabyCenter, Momentum magazine, and Lupus Now magazine. She also served as executive editor for Focus on Healthy Aging, a publication of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Stephanie has written and edited more than two dozen books, including Understanding Obesity: The Genetics of Obesity and Scientific American Critical Perspectives on Pollution. She is a graduate of Boston University, with a degree in mass communications and English. Before embarking on her medical writing career, she was a writer/producer for The Travel Channel and Weather.com.
Posts by Stephanie Watson
Stephanie Watson
More Americans using retail health clinics
Heart Health
Angina pain is similar in men and women, though descriptions may differ
Heart Health
Chelation therapy offers small, if any, benefit for heart disease
Men's Health
Recognizing the “unusual” signs of depression
Stephanie Watson
The stigma of chronic migraine
Cancer
Fear of breast cancer recurrence prompting women to choose prophylactic mastectomy
Stephanie Watson
Zombie apocalypse? Only in your dreams
Stephanie Watson
Late-life depression may signal memory loss or dementia ahead
Stephanie Watson
Researchers explore blood test to detect early breast cancer
Staying Healthy
Organic food no more nutritious than conventionally grown food
Exercise & Fitness
Try tai chi to improve balance, avoid falls
Exercise & Fitness
A sluggish, unsteady walk might signal memory problems
Exercise & Fitness
Staying fit linked to lower breast cancer risk
Cancer
Proposed recommendations question the value of calcium, vitamin D supplements
Stephanie Watson
Experimental breast cancer drug combo generates excitement
Heart Health
Silent strokes can jeopardize memory
Cancer
NSAIDs—pain relief and skin cancer protection in one pill?
Stephanie Watson
Thigh fractures linked to osteoporosis drugs; long-term use questioned
Heart Health
Americans are bringing down their cholesterol levels
Recent Articles
Could couples therapy be right for you?
Is the portfolio diet the best diet ever?
Got a hangnail? Here's what to do
Winter hiking: Magical or miserable?
Sciatica: Gentle stretches to help relieve pain and improve mobility
Thinking about becoming a pescatarian? What you should know about the pescatarian diet
Let's not call it cancer
Chair exercises for seniors: Boosting strength, flexibility, and stamina
Why all the buzz about inflammation — and just how bad is it?
Chronic kidney disease: What to know about this common, serious condition