How 鈥� and why 鈥� to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
UTI in older women: Why postmenopausal women are susceptible to urinary tract infection, and what to do about it
Can a routine vaccine prevent dementia?
Some adults may need a measles booster shot. Who should get one and why?
Less butter, more plant oils, longer life?
Healthier planet, healthier people
Counting steps is good 鈥� is combining steps and heart rate better?
Appendix pain: Could it be appendicitis?
Can saw palmetto treat an enlarged prostate?
How does Ozempic work? Understanding GLP-1s for diabetes, weight loss, and beyond
Maureen Salamon
Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch
Maureen Salamon is executive editor of Harvard Women’s Health Watch. She began her career as a newspaper reporter and later covered health and medicine for a wide variety of websites, magazines, and hospitals. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, CNN.com, WebMD, Medscape and HealthDay, among other major outlets. Maureen earned a BA in print journalism from Penn State University.
Posts by Maureen Salamon
Staying Healthy
Counting steps or exercise minutes both work to promote health
Diseases & Conditions
Can't shake that cough?
Mind & Mood
Beyond bereavement
Mind & Mood
Want a calmer brain? Try this
Staying Healthy
Color-changing eye drops: Are they safe?
Mind & Mood
Chronic loneliness may raise stroke risk
Pain
Regular walking can hamper low back pain recurrence
Diseases & Conditions
Restless legs syndrome on the radar
Mind & Mood
Gratitude may help you live longer
Mind & Mood
Depression's cognitive cost
Staying Healthy
Medication perils
Staying Healthy
Overdue for a check-up?
Mind & Mood
Gratitude enhances health, brings happiness 鈥� and may even lengthen lives
Mind & Mood
Doomscrolling dangers
Staying Healthy
Mediterranean diet may help you live longer
Mind & Mood
Subtle cognitive decline foreshadows older adults' end of driving
Staying Healthy
Tattoos may raise lymphoma risks
Mind & Mood
Music as medicine
Women's Health
Menopause supplements: Effective relief or empty promises?
Staying Healthy
Physical therapy: Myths vs. reality
Mind & Mood
Weighing in on weight gain from antidepressants
Diseases & Conditions
Decoding poor circulation
Women's Health
Depression more likely during perimenopause than before or after
Women's Health
Hormone therapy benefits outweigh risks for younger women
How 鈥� and why 鈥� to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
UTI in older women: Why postmenopausal women are susceptible to urinary tract infection, and what to do about it
Can a routine vaccine prevent dementia?
Some adults may need a measles booster shot. Who should get one and why?
Less butter, more plant oils, longer life?
Healthier planet, healthier people
Counting steps is good 鈥� is combining steps and heart rate better?
Appendix pain: Could it be appendicitis?
Can saw palmetto treat an enlarged prostate?
How does Ozempic work? Understanding GLP-1s for diabetes, weight loss, and beyond
