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Heidi Godman

Executive Editor, Harvard Health Letter

Heidi Godman is the executive editor of the Harvard Health Letter. Before coming to the Health Letter, she was an award-winning television news anchor and medical reporter for 25 years. Heidi was named a journalism fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, and has been honored by the Associated Press, the American Heart Association, the Wellness Community, and other organizations for outstanding medical reporting. Heidi holds a bachelor of science degree in journalism from West Virginia University.

Posts by Heidi Godman

The heart attack and stroke emergency playbook featured image

Heart Health

The heart attack and stroke emergency playbook

A quick shoulder workout you can do at home featured image

Exercise & Fitness

A quick shoulder workout you can do at home

How accurate is information from your online health support group? featured image

Staying Healthy

How accurate is information from your online health support group?

An emerging trend for cataract surgery featured image

Diseases & Conditions

An emerging trend for cataract surgery

Surgery may have an edge over injections for carpal tunnel syndrome featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Surgery may have an edge over injections for carpal tunnel syndrome

Mediterranean and plant-based diets might keep you regular featured image

Staying Healthy

Mediterranean and plant-based diets might keep you regular

Cardiac rehab appears to help people with atrial fibrillation featured image

Heart Health

Cardiac rehab appears to help people with atrial fibrillation

6 new terms for healthy eating featured image

Nutrition

6 new terms for healthy eating

Antiviral medications for winter bugs featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Antiviral medications for winter bugs

Is it safe to get repeated imaging tests? featured image

Staying Healthy

Is it safe to get repeated imaging tests?

Who’s on your diabetes health care team? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Who’s on your diabetes health care team?

The new Alzheimer’s blood test: What it means for diagnosis featured image

Mind & Mood

The new Alzheimer’s blood test: What it means for diagnosis

Walking tied to less back pain featured image

Pain

Walking tied to less back pain

Marijuana linked to doubled risk of cardiovascular death featured image

Heart Health

Marijuana linked to doubled risk of cardiovascular death

Aim for quantity and variety in fruit and vegetable intake featured image

Nutrition

Aim for quantity and variety in fruit and vegetable intake

What to do if you get “tennis leg” featured image

Diseases & Conditions

What to do if you get “tennis leg”

Is there finally a way to measure tinnitus? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Is there finally a way to measure tinnitus?

When vision problems are actually migraine attacks featured image

Diseases & Conditions

When vision problems are actually migraine attacks

A new approach to peripheral artery disease featured image

Diseases & Conditions

A new approach to peripheral artery disease

4 questions to ask before you get anesthesia featured image

Staying Healthy

4 questions to ask before you get anesthesia

Eat a healthy diet and banish a big belly to protect your mind featured image

Mind & Mood

Eat a healthy diet and banish a big belly to protect your mind

Exercise boosts colon cancer survival featured image

Cancer

Exercise boosts colon cancer survival

Walking pace linked to reduced risks for an irregular heartbeat featured image

Heart Health

Walking pace linked to reduced risks for an irregular heartbeat

What’s involved with hand therapy featured image

Diseases & Conditions

What’s involved with hand therapy

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