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Maureen Salamon
Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch
Maureen Salamon is executive editor of Harvard Women’s Health Watch. She began her career as a newspaper reporter and later covered health and medicine for a wide variety of websites, magazines, and hospitals. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, CNN.com, WebMD, Medscape and HealthDay, among other major outlets. Maureen earned a BA in print journalism from Penn State University.
Posts by Maureen Salamon

Women's Health
FDA approves first pill for postpartum depression

Heart Health
"Weekend warriors" can lower cardiovascular risks, too

Women's Health
Lynch syndrome: Reclaiming power

Diseases & Conditions
Reframing hospice and palliative care

Mind & Mood
Beyond appetite suppression

Mind & Mood
Blasting through mental health misperceptions

Mind & Mood
Older adults with vision problems face higher dementia risks

Women's Health
What does a birth doula do?

Diseases & Conditions
Long-lasting C. diff infections: A threat to the gut

Staying Healthy
Health-savvy house hunting

Women's Health
Alcohol-related deaths rising faster among women

Staying Healthy
Cannabis use disorder may raise surgical risks

Mind & Mood
Hearing aids may reduce cognitive decline

Staying Healthy
Staying regular

Women's Health
New help for hot flashes

Staying Healthy
Debunking common wellness myths

Staying Healthy
Higher BMI associated with greater odds of joint disease

Mind & Mood
Grief can raise blood pressure

Women's Health
Hormone therapy linked to higher risks of GERD

Diseases & Conditions
The bumpy truth

Women's Health
Not your grandmother's breast cancer treatment

Exercise & Fitness
Staying in shape: A case of "use it or lose it"

Mind & Mood
Mastering memory maintenance

Staying Healthy
Fall shots: Who's most vulnerable to RSV, COVID, and the flu?
Recent Blog Articles

Veins are a key player in the body: Here's why

Do toddler formulas deliver on nutrition claims?

Holiday arguments brewing? Here's how to defuse them

What does a birth doula do?

Cellulitis: How long does it take to heal on legs?

21 spices for healthy holiday foods

What to do when driving skills decline

A tough question: When should an older driver stop driving?

3 ways to create community and counter loneliness

Opill: Is this new birth control pill right for you?