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Howard E. LeWine, MD

Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing

Dr. Howard LeWine is a practicing internist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Chief Medical Editor at Harvard Health Publishing, and editor in chief of Harvard Men’s Health Watch.

Posts by Howard E. LeWine, MD

Could hand and foot cramps be related to your menstrual cycle? featured image

Women's Health

Could hand and foot cramps be related to your menstrual cycle?

Could my diabetes be behind shooting shin pain? featured image

Pain

Could my diabetes be behind shooting shin pain?

Does a colonoscopy affect blood donation? featured image

Preventive care

Does a colonoscopy affect blood donation?

Sleep Apnea featured image

ask the doctor

Sleep Apnea

Which specialist treats a blocked ureter? featured image

Kidney and urinary health

Which specialist treats a blocked ureter?

Is Viagra safe to take with Eliquis? featured image

Medications and treatments

Is Viagra safe to take with Eliquis?

What tests may confirm sarcoidosis? featured image

Respiratory health

What tests may confirm sarcoidosis?

What is hyperparathyroidism and how does it affect the body? featured image

Diabetes and metabolic health

What is hyperparathyroidism and how does it affect the body?

Which specialist should you see for suspected thoracic outlet syndrome? featured image

Pain

Which specialist should you see for suspected thoracic outlet syndrome?

Could having both low vitamin B12 and vitamin D indicate a specific health problem? featured image

Diet and nutrition

Could having both low vitamin B12 and vitamin D indicate a specific health problem?

Should men over 70 with a family history still get a PSA test? featured image

Men's Health

Should men over 70 with a family history still get a PSA test?

Do sugars from fruit raise triglyceride levels? featured image

Heart Health

Do sugars from fruit raise triglyceride levels?

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis featured image

ask the doctor

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

What does a low white blood cell count mean? featured image

Immune and infectious diseases

What does a low white blood cell count mean?

What does a high bilirubin level in my blood test actually mean? featured image

Digestive Health

What does a high bilirubin level in my blood test actually mean?

When is swelling in both feet a concern? featured image

Heart Health

When is swelling in both feet a concern?

What happens during a transesophageal echocardiogram for heart valve problems? featured image

Heart Health

What happens during a transesophageal echocardiogram for heart valve problems?

What can cause bulging eyes to develop? featured image

Eye Health

What can cause bulging eyes to develop?

What could cause a high lymphocyte count? featured image

Immune and infectious diseases

What could cause a high lymphocyte count?

Could coughing be caused by acid reflux? featured image

Digestive Health

Could coughing be caused by acid reflux?

What are the best treatment options for essential tremor? featured image

Brain health

What are the best treatment options for essential tremor?

What could be causing my snoring? featured image

Sleep

What could be causing my snoring?

What could be causing my nighttime gasping for breath? featured image

Sleep

What could be causing my nighttime gasping for breath?

What could cause a painful breast lump in a man? featured image

Men's Health

What could cause a painful breast lump in a man?

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