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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

Bothered by a stuffed-up nose? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Bothered by a stuffed-up nose?

It's not too late to save thinning hair featured image

Diseases & Conditions

It's not too late to save thinning hair

Reclaim your pre-pandemic function featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Reclaim your pre-pandemic function

3 New Year's medication resolutions featured image

Staying Healthy

3 New Year's medication resolutions

Holiday arguments brewing? Here's how to defuse them featured image

Mind & Mood

Holiday arguments brewing? Here's how to defuse them

Walking linked to lower dementia risk featured image

Mind & Mood

Walking linked to lower dementia risk

Encouraging news for former smokers featured image

Staying Healthy

Encouraging news for former smokers

Does one healthy habit make up for a poor one? featured image

Staying Healthy

Does one healthy habit make up for a poor one?

Kidney health quick-start guide featured image

Staying Healthy

Kidney health quick-start guide

Should you hire a medical wingman? featured image

Staying Healthy

Should you hire a medical wingman?

Identifying arthritis in your fingers and thumbs featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Identifying arthritis in your fingers and thumbs

Are your medications keeping you up at night? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Are your medications keeping you up at night?

Engage your heart and brain, even when you're sitting featured image

Staying Healthy

Engage your heart and brain, even when you're sitting

What's the right way to brush your teeth? featured image

Staying Healthy

What's the right way to brush your teeth?

Over-the-counter hearing aids are finally available featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Over-the-counter hearing aids are finally available

Drinking black tea linked to longevity featured image

Staying Healthy

Drinking black tea linked to longevity

Doing any aerobic activity regularly may help you live longer featured image

Staying Healthy

Doing any aerobic activity regularly may help you live longer

Winterize your heart health featured image

Heart Health

Winterize your heart health

The best exercises for your warm-up featured image

Exercise & Fitness

The best exercises for your warm-up

Programs to sharpen your driving skills featured image

Staying Healthy

Programs to sharpen your driving skills

Steak and burger substitutes to satisfy a carnivore featured image

Nutrition

Steak and burger substitutes to satisfy a carnivore

6 myths about dementia featured image

Mind & Mood

6 myths about dementia

The latest thinking on dry eye treatments featured image

Diseases & Conditions

The latest thinking on dry eye treatments

Do activity trackers make us exercise more? featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Do activity trackers make us exercise more?

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