Recent Articles
Gratitude enhances health, brings happiness — and may even lengthen lives
Skin care for aging skin: Minimizing age spots, wrinkles, and undereye bags
Medicare versus Medicaid: Key differences
Lost a tooth? What to know about dental implants
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: Evidence-based uses and unproven claims
Gatorade. Liquid IV. Do you need extra electrolytes?
Sexual violence can cast a long shadow on health
Prostate cancer: Short-course radiation just as effective as longer-term treatments
Eggs, protein, and cholesterol: How to make eggs part of a heart-healthy diet
Can a quick snooze help with energy and focus? The science behind power naps
Patrick J. Skerrett
Former Executive Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
Pat Skerrett is the editor of STAT's First Opinion and host of the First Opinion podcast. He is the former editor of the Harvard Health Blog and former Executive Editor of Harvard Health Publishing. Before that, he was editor of the Harvard Heart Letter for 10 years. He is the coauthor of Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Guide to Healthy Eating; The Fertility Diet; and several other books on health and science. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Popular Science magazine, Science magazine, The Boston Globe, and elsewhere. He earned a BA in biology from Northwestern University and an MA in biology from Washington University in St. Louis.
Posts by Patrick J. Skerrett
Staying Healthy
Mini-relaxations to ease holiday stress
Patrick J. Skerrett
Turkey: a healthy base of holiday meals
Patrick J. Skerrett
Doctors aren’t immune to addiction
Patrick J. Skerrett
Treatment for head lice effective with one dose and no combing
Heart Health
World Stroke Day: Emphasize prevention, early detection
Heart Health
Peripheral artery disease: often silent, sometimes deadly, potentially preventable
Child & Teen Health
Puberty starts earlier in many American boys
Cancer
Daily multivitamin-multimineral may help protect against cancer
Staying Healthy
Tattoos and infection: Think before you ink
Patrick J. Skerrett
Diabetes: steps forward, falling behind
Patrick J. Skerrett
Safely dispose unwanted, expired drugs this Saturday
Patrick J. Skerrett
Suicide often not preceded by warnings
Patrick J. Skerrett
Rock Health startups offer a look at the future of medicine
Staying Healthy
Use glycemic index to help control blood sugar
Patrick J. Skerrett
The Cheesecake Factory: a model for health care?
Staying Healthy
Trade sports drinks for water
Patrick J. Skerrett
Silent Spring at 50: Connecting human, environmental health
Cancer
Memorial Day: Honor the dead by helping the living
Cancer
Panel says “no” to routine prostate cancer testing
Cancer
CDC wants all Baby Boomers to be tested for hepatitis C
Diseases & Conditions
Antibiotics instead of surgery safe for some with appendicitis
Patrick J. Skerrett
Doctor groups list top overused, misused tests, treatments, and procedures
Exercise & Fitness
Join in on National Walking Day
Child & Teen Health
FDA won’t ban BPA—yet
Recent Articles
Gratitude enhances health, brings happiness — and may even lengthen lives
Skin care for aging skin: Minimizing age spots, wrinkles, and undereye bags
Medicare versus Medicaid: Key differences
Lost a tooth? What to know about dental implants
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: Evidence-based uses and unproven claims
Gatorade. Liquid IV. Do you need extra electrolytes?
Sexual violence can cast a long shadow on health
Prostate cancer: Short-course radiation just as effective as longer-term treatments
Eggs, protein, and cholesterol: How to make eggs part of a heart-healthy diet
Can a quick snooze help with energy and focus? The science behind power naps