Can a routine vaccine prevent dementia?
Some adults may need a measles booster shot. Who should get one and why?
Less butter, more plant oils, longer life?
Healthier planet, healthier people
Counting steps is good — is combining steps and heart rate better?
Appendix pain: Could it be appendicitis?
Can saw palmetto treat an enlarged prostate?
How does Ozempic work? Understanding GLP-1s for diabetes, weight loss, and beyond
Zinc: What it does for the body, and the best food sources
Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help
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
Mind & Mood
Happy days
Diseases & Conditions
The latest on long COVID
Men's Health
Prostate cancer treatments: What you need to know
Heart Health
What's the right blood pressure?
Staying Healthy
Greater flexibility linked with longer lives
Men's Health
Three times as many people have atrial fibrillation than previously known
Staying Healthy
Low-dose aspirin now the preferred agent to help prevent blood clots after knee replacement
Staying Healthy
New guidelines released for vitamin D testing and supplementation
Staying Healthy
Eating more fruits and vegetables may prevent chronic kidney disease
Staying Healthy
Try this: The ABCs of loosening stiff muscles
Exercise & Fitness
How to love the exercises you hate
Nutrition
The facts on fiber
Mind & Mood
Why you may need therapy
Men's Health
Keeping score of prostate cancer
Diseases & Conditions
The hidden dangers of prediabetes
Heart Health
What does it mean to have a heart attack?
Staying Healthy
Erratic sleeping behavior may increase diabetes risk
Staying Healthy
Eating ultra-processed food may shorten life span among older adults
Exercise & Fitness
Cognitive benefits from high-intensity interval training may last for years
Staying Healthy
Try this: Helping the medicine go down easier
Diseases & Conditions
Unraveling dizziness
Staying Healthy
Can intermittent fasting help with weight loss?
Pain
The end of painful sitting
Men's Health
Play the dating game
Can a routine vaccine prevent dementia?
Some adults may need a measles booster shot. Who should get one and why?
Less butter, more plant oils, longer life?
Healthier planet, healthier people
Counting steps is good — is combining steps and heart rate better?
Appendix pain: Could it be appendicitis?
Can saw palmetto treat an enlarged prostate?
How does Ozempic work? Understanding GLP-1s for diabetes, weight loss, and beyond
Zinc: What it does for the body, and the best food sources
Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help
