Recent Blog Articles
How healthy is sugar alcohol?
A bird flu primer: What to know and do
New urine test may help some men with elevated PSA avoid biopsy
Dupuytren's contracture of the hand
Why play? Early games build bonds and brain
Moving from couch to 5K
How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
Tick season is expanding: Protect yourself against Lyme disease
What? Another medical form to fill out?
How do trees and green spaces enhance our health?
Matthew Solan
Executive Editor, Harvard Men's Health Watch
Matthew Solan is the executive editor of Harvard Men’s Health Watch. He previously served as executive editor for UCLA Health’s Healthy Years and as a contributor to Duke Medicine’s Health News and Weill Cornell Medical College’s Women Nutrition Connection and Women’s Health Advisor. Matthew’s articles on medicine, exercise science, and nutrition have appeared in Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, Runner’s World, and Yoga Journal. He earned a master of fine arts in writing from the University of San Francisco and a bachelor of science in journalism from the University of Florida.
Posts by Matthew Solan
Staying Healthy
Toothbrushing can be a literal lifesaver in the hospital
Men's Health
Aerobic activity may work as well as medication for helping erectile dysfunction
Pain
Overcoming shoulder pain
Staying Healthy
Try this: Give your hands a hand
Staying Healthy
The right shoe for walking and running
Men's Health
Overcoming bedroom barriers
Diseases & Conditions
Antidepressant may help manage irritable bowel syndrome symptoms
Diseases & Conditions
Strength training tied to smaller risk of knee osteoarthritis and pain later in life
Heart Health
Reducing sodium can help most people lower their blood pressure
Exercise & Fitness
Try this: Get jumping with plyometrics
Staying Healthy
Rinse, brush, floss, scrape, and repeat
Mind & Mood
Mood boosters
Staying Healthy
Get out of your slump
Heart Health
The big problem of ministrokes
Staying Healthy
Is it possible to prevent arthritis?
Diseases & Conditions
Shining light on night blindness
Staying Healthy
Time for your annual health review
Staying Healthy
Waist-to-hip ratio better than BMI in predicting future health issues
Nutrition
Prebiotics in plant-based foods may help control unhealthy eating
Mind & Mood
How to lower your dementia risk
Mind & Mood
Try this: How to change your negative thoughts
Exercise & Fitness
Everyday activities count as exercise, but intensity matters
Staying Healthy
Prepare for a fall
Heart Health
The lowdown on blood thinners
Recent Blog Articles
How healthy is sugar alcohol?
A bird flu primer: What to know and do
New urine test may help some men with elevated PSA avoid biopsy
Dupuytren's contracture of the hand
Why play? Early games build bonds and brain
Moving from couch to 5K
How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
Tick season is expanding: Protect yourself against Lyme disease
What? Another medical form to fill out?
How do trees and green spaces enhance our health?