
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

Heidi Godman
Executive Editor, Harvard Health Letter
Heidi Godman is the executive editor of the Harvard Health Letter. Before coming to the Health Letter, she was an award-winning television news anchor and medical reporter for 25 years. Heidi was named a journalism fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, and has been honored by the Associated Press, the American Heart Association, the Wellness Community, and other organizations for outstanding medical reporting. Heidi holds a bachelor of science degree in journalism from West Virginia University.
Posts by Heidi Godman

Diseases & Conditions
Is there finally a way to measure tinnitus?

Diseases & Conditions
When vision problems are actually migraine attacks

Diseases & Conditions
A new approach to peripheral artery disease

Staying Healthy
4 questions to ask before you get anesthesia

Mind & Mood
Eat a healthy diet and banish a big belly to protect your mind

Cancer
Exercise boosts colon cancer survival

Heart Health
Walking pace linked to reduced risks for an irregular heartbeat

Diseases & Conditions
What’s involved with hand therapy

Mind & Mood
The simple memory and attention booster you can do anywhere for free

Staying Healthy
Fasting vs. calorie restriction for weight loss: Which one wins?

Staying Healthy
Harvard and CDC study: Serious side effects from semaglutide are uncommon

Cancer
Physical activity of any intensity tied to lower cancer risk

Staying Healthy
Do you know about these summer breathing hazards?

Pain
3 do-at-home stretches to release hip and buttock pain

Diseases & Conditions
Is wooziness a serious warning sign?

Pain
Topical painkillers for sprains and strains

Diseases & Conditions
A simpler FODMAP diet for irritable bowel syndrome

Staying Healthy
Want to live longer? Replace butter with plant-based oil

Diseases & Conditions
A major change for restless legs treatment

Staying Healthy
A popular alternative to a traditional sleeping pill

Staying Healthy
Prepare now for your health needs in the future

Staying Healthy
Take back your blood pressure control!

Staying Healthy
Water aerobics tied to weight loss and a smaller waist

Mind & Mood
Harvard scientists: Red meat tied to increased dementia risk

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