Avocado nutrition: Health benefits and easy recipes
Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know
Preventing and treating iliotibial (IT) band syndrome: Tips for pain-free movement
Wildfires: How to cope when smoke affects air quality and health
What can magnesium do for you and how much do you need?
Dry socket: Preventing and treating a painful condition that can occur after tooth extraction
What happens during sleep 鈥� and how to improve it
How is metastatic prostate cancer detected and treated in men over 70?
Could biofeedback help your migraines?
What is autism spectrum disorder?
Patrick J. Skerrett
Former Executive Editor, 天博体育 Publishing
Pat Skerrett is the editor of 's First Opinion and host of the First Opinion podcast. He is the former editor of the 天博体育 Blog and former Executive Editor of 天博体育 Publishing. Before that, he was editor of the Harvard Heart Letter for 10 years. He is the coauthor of Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Guide to Healthy Eating; The Fertility Diet; and several other books on health and science. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Popular Science magazine, Science magazine, The Boston Globe, and elsewhere. He earned a BA in biology from Northwestern University and an MA in biology from Washington University in St. Louis.
Posts by Patrick J. Skerrett
Child & Teen Health
Pediatricians should ask teens about drug, alcohol use at every visit
Child & Teen Health
Do chronic diseases have their origins in the womb?
Child & Teen Health
A new view of the teenage brain: adaptation is job 1
Patrick J. Skerrett
Crumbling, confusing Food Pyramid replaced by a Plate
Heart Health
From the wrist to the heart: new angioplasty method is safe, effective
Cancer
Visual and audio guides to radiation risk
Heart Health
At Harvard Forum, experts debate how much vitamin D is enough
Heart Health
Understanding heart failure
Heart Health
Oh please, not the 鈥渟ex causes heart attack鈥� story again
Cancer
Thyroid cancer a hazard from radioactive iodine emitted by Japan鈥檚 failing nuclear power plants
Child & Teen Health
Sugary soda and juice can boost blood pressure, weight
Exercise & Fitness
If pulmonary embolism can strike Serena Williams, it can ace anyone
Patrick J. Skerrett
Cell phone use stimulates brain activity
Patrick J. Skerrett
Zinc for the common cold? Not for me
Heart Health
A Chia Pet for diabetes?
Heart Health
Laugh and be thankful鈥攊t鈥檚 good for the heart
Patrick J. Skerrett
Explosion in diabetes isn鈥檛 inevitable
Exercise & Fitness
Americans lag on exercise
Staying Healthy
Is fructose bad for you?
Avocado nutrition: Health benefits and easy recipes
Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know
Preventing and treating iliotibial (IT) band syndrome: Tips for pain-free movement
Wildfires: How to cope when smoke affects air quality and health
What can magnesium do for you and how much do you need?
Dry socket: Preventing and treating a painful condition that can occur after tooth extraction
What happens during sleep 鈥� and how to improve it
How is metastatic prostate cancer detected and treated in men over 70?
Could biofeedback help your migraines?
What is autism spectrum disorder?
