
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

Mind & Mood
Shield your brain from decline

Staying Healthy
Difficulty seeing at night? Try these tips to cope

Nutrition
Fighting inflammation with food

Staying Healthy
Should you monitor this chronic inflammation marker?

Heart Health
A new way to detect dangerous blood clots

Mind & Mood
Seeing red? 4 steps to try before responding

Heart Health
Salt substitute associated with lower rates of stroke, death

Diseases & Conditions
Progress toward over-the-counter hearing aids

Mind & Mood
Tooth loss associated with cognitive impairment, dementia

Harvard Health Letter
Tips to help you stay on your cholesterol drug

Diseases & Conditions
The dos and don'ts of managing diverticular disease

Staying Healthy
Essential nutrients your body needs for building bone

Staying Healthy
Watch out for these balance busters

Diseases & Conditions
The heel problem that threatens your mobility

Staying Healthy
Gift giving for family or friends in assisted living

Diseases & Conditions
Sore throat soothers

Mind & Mood
How much sleep keeps cognitive decline at bay?

Staying Healthy
Harvard study: Healthy diet associated with lower COVID-19 risk and severity

Mind & Mood
Helpful gadgets for a fuzzy memory

Mind & Mood
Harvard finds flavonoids linked to sharper thinking and memory

Staying Healthy
What to do when your blood pressure won’t go down

Staying Healthy
Holiday health hazards

Exercise & Fitness
Exercising safely with hearing or vision impairment

Staying Healthy
Caring for an aging parent? Tips for enjoying holiday meals

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