
How is PSA used to monitor prostate cancer?

Effects of sleep deprivation

Progressive relaxation techniques for insomnia

How to test for sleep apnea: At home or in a lab

How sleep deprivation can harm your health

Extreme heat endangers older adults: What to know and do

Want to cool down? 14 ideas to try

What is a PSA test and how is it used?

Blood sugar–friendly fruits if you have diabetes

Gratitude enhances health, brings happiness — and may even lengthen lives

Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
Editor in Chief, Harvard Health Letter; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing
Dr. Anthony L. Komaroff is the Steven P. SimcoxPatrick A. Clifford/James H. Higby Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, senior physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and editor in chief of the Harvard Health Letter. He was director of the division of general medicine and primary care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital for 15 years, and is the founding editor of Journal Watch, a summary medical information newsletter for physicians published by the Massachusetts Medical Society/New England Journal of Medicine.
Posts by Anthony L. Komaroff, MD

Diseases & Conditions
Do older adults benefit from blood pressure treatment?

Exercise & Fitness
How does regular exercise protect against mental decline?

Staying Healthy
Breakthrough: AI and better medicines

Staying Healthy
What it takes to achieve world-changing scientific breakthroughs

Staying Healthy
Is BMI the best predictor of future health?

Staying Healthy
Can I skip vaccination if I had COVID?

Diseases & Conditions
Do people who have COVID-19 go on to develop other diseases?

Mind & Mood
Will getting more sleep help protect me from dementia?
Diseases & Conditions
Which disease starts first?

Mind & Mood
Are toxins flushed out of the brain during sleep?

Diseases & Conditions
Answering your questions about the COVID-19 vaccine

Staying Healthy
Can we slow the aging process?

Diseases & Conditions
Why are mRNA vaccines so exciting?

COVID-19
The tragedy of long COVID

Diseases & Conditions
Ask the doctor: What is the condition called sepsis?

Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
Daylight Saving Time "fall back" doesn’t equal sleep gain

How is PSA used to monitor prostate cancer?

Effects of sleep deprivation

Progressive relaxation techniques for insomnia

How to test for sleep apnea: At home or in a lab

How sleep deprivation can harm your health

Extreme heat endangers older adults: What to know and do

Want to cool down? 14 ideas to try

What is a PSA test and how is it used?

Blood sugar–friendly fruits if you have diabetes

Gratitude enhances health, brings happiness — and may even lengthen lives