
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

Tips to leverage neuroplasticity to maintain cognitive fitness as you age

Can white noise really help you sleep better?

Celiac disease: Exploring four myths

What is prostatitis and how is it treated?

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

Mind & Mood
Beyond momentary calm

Diseases & Conditions
Can you hear me now?

Diseases & Conditions
A life-changing detour

Staying Healthy
Aiming for longevity

Women's Health
Are women turning to cannabis for menopause symptom relief?

Diseases & Conditions
Poor sleep heightens risk of COPD flare ups

Mind & Mood
Low vitamin D levels may increase odds of dementia

Women's Health
Women's heart attacks more strongly connected to different risk factors than men's

Diseases & Conditions
More fallout from COVID-19

Cancer
Curbing the nation's deadliest cancer

Staying Healthy
When is the "right" time for weight loss surgery?

Exercise & Fitness
Meeting your exercise goals online

Women's Health
Can self-employment promote better cardiovascular health for women?

Cancer
When can women with early-stage breast cancer skip radiation after lumpectomy?

Staying Healthy
A care quarterback for older adults

Women's Health
Women who undergo earlier screening less likely to develop colorectal cancer

Staying Healthy
Drinking coffee might lengthen life

Mind & Mood
Severe COVID infection may lead to noticeable cognitive loss

Staying Healthy
A healthy, tasty swap

Women's Health
Beyond hot flashes

Diseases & Conditions
What to do when a diagnosis is elusive

Staying Healthy
Not-so-sweet slumber

Women's Health
Long COVID symptoms differ between the sexes

Women's Health
Pregnancy's lasting toll

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

Tips to leverage neuroplasticity to maintain cognitive fitness as you age

Can white noise really help you sleep better?

Celiac disease: Exploring four myths

What is prostatitis and how is it treated?