
How � and why � 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 � 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

Mind & Mood
Optimism may slow women's age‑related physical decline

Cancer
Beyond tobacco: Lung cancer in nonsmokers

Staying Healthy
Aiming for sound design

Staying Healthy
Healthy vacation habits to continue all year

Mind & Mood
What is Lewy body dementia?

Staying Healthy
More than 2,200 steps a day might help you live longer

Diseases & Conditions
Regularly adding salt to meals may raise odds of kidney disease

Heart Health
Cardiovascular risks soar among daily cannabis users

Diseases & Conditions
Dizziness demystified

Women's Health
Menopause and long COVID: What's the connection?

Nutrition
Feeding your fitness

Women's Health
A.I.'s promise for women's health

Women's Health
The lowdown on vaginal TLC

Staying Healthy
Rethinking your morning coffee

Mind & Mood
Mediterranean diet may help ease depression

Women's Health
Polycystic ovary syndrome linked with cognitive decline at midlife

Women's Health
Migraines plus early menopause symptoms may add up to cardiovascular risks

Mind & Mood
Turning resolutions into reinvention

Diseases & Conditions
New allergies in adulthood

Staying Healthy
Salmonella is sneaky: Watch out

Staying Healthy
Have you exfoliated lately?

Staying Healthy
Exercising with your spouse might add up to less movement

Exercise & Fitness
Yoga skepticism

Staying Healthy
Caregiving crisis

How � and why � 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 � 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