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
Peter Wehrwein
Contributor, 天博体育
Peter Wehrwein was the editor of the 天博体育 Letter from 1999 to May 2012. He is currently a freelance writer and editor, and contributes to the 天博体育 blog and Before editing the Health Letter, he was editor of the Harvard Public Health Review and director of development communications at the Harvard School of Public Health. Prior to working at Harvard, Wehrwein was a reporter for newspapers in Albany, N.Y., Union City, N.J., Brooklyn, N.Y., and Big Lake, Minn. He has written for Newsweek, The Lancet, Managed Care, and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Wehrwein was a journalism fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health in 1993-94. He earned a B.A. in history from Yale University in 1980.
Posts by Peter Wehrwein
Peter Wehrwein
Switching to generic Lipitor
Peter Wehrwein
Do you want to see your doctor鈥檚 medical notes?
Peter Wehrwein
Obama going gray: Do presidents age faster?
Peter Wehrwein
World AIDS Day 2011: Is the HIV/AIDS glass finally half full?
Peter Wehrwein
Medications most likely to put older Americans in the hospital
Peter Wehrwein
Yoga may help feet, ease migraine
Peter Wehrwein
Propofol: the drug that killed Michael Jackson
Peter Wehrwein
Yoga can help ease low back pain
Peter Wehrwein
Astounding increase in antidepressant use by Americans
Heart Health
MRIs may be safe for people with pacemakers and ICDs
Peter Wehrwein
How to survive a tornado
Peter Wehrwein
Kate Middleton鈥檚 pre-royal weight loss: stress, 鈥渂rideorexia,鈥� or the Dukan Diet?
Exercise & Fitness
How Boston Marathon runners can avoid hitting the wall
Heart Health
Statin use is up, cholesterol levels are down: Are Americans鈥� hearts benefiting?
Child & Teen Health
Play Ball: Will new rules for bats make baseball safer?
Cancer
Radiation risk in Japan: an update
Cancer
Radiation risk in Japan: understanding radiation measurements and putting them in perspective
Cancer
Potassium iodide pills and prevention of thyroid cancer from Japanese nuclear power plant
Peter Wehrwein
Oscar or not, The King鈥檚 Speech teaches about stuttering
Exercise & Fitness
Football and concussions: Old school, new school, and a conversation with Jerry Kramer
Peter Wehrwein
Top 10 health stories of 2010
Peter Wehrwein
Echinacea for colds
Peter Wehrwein
The safety of painkillers
Peter Wehrwein
Vitamin D recommendations
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
