Skip to main content
photo of Howard E. LeWine, MD

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

Does a poorly functioning gallbladder without gallstones always need surgery? featured image

Digestive Health

Does a poorly functioning gallbladder without gallstones always need surgery?

Can diet changes help manage gallstones to avoid gallbladder surgery? featured image

Digestive Health

Can diet changes help manage gallstones to avoid gallbladder surgery?

What can cause flashes of light in your vision? featured image

Eye Health

What can cause flashes of light in your vision?

Can migraines affect how your brain processes memory? featured image

Brain health

Can migraines affect how your brain processes memory?

Can estrogen cream help with vaginal atrophy? featured image

Women's Health

Can estrogen cream help with vaginal atrophy?

Can allergies affect blood pressure? featured image

Medications and treatments

Can allergies affect blood pressure?

Could a lingering cough after a cold signal asthma? featured image

Respiratory health

Could a lingering cough after a cold signal asthma?

How can you verify pills ordered from an online pharmacy? featured image

Medications and treatments

How can you verify pills ordered from an online pharmacy?

Could exercise change how much of your antidepressant you need? featured image

Mental Health

Could exercise change how much of your antidepressant you need?

What can cause new swallowing problems? featured image

Digestive Health

What can cause new swallowing problems?

Why might an antidepressant increase anxiety? featured image

Mental Health

Why might an antidepressant increase anxiety?

Melanosis Coli featured image

ask the doctor

Melanosis Coli

Why does irritation at the corners of my mouth return? featured image

Skin and hair health

Why does irritation at the corners of my mouth return?

When might genital herpes testing be appropriate? featured image

Immune and infectious diseases

When might genital herpes testing be appropriate?

Why can exhaustion persist after cancer treatment? featured image

Cancer

Why can exhaustion persist after cancer treatment?

What are the consequences of stopping Toprol XL for an extended period of time? featured image

Medications and treatments

What are the consequences of stopping Toprol XL for an extended period of time?

Should migraines affect birth control choices? featured image

Women's Health

Should migraines affect birth control choices?

Does having children affect menopause symptoms? featured image

Women's Health

Does having children affect menopause symptoms?

Are stones still possible after gallbladder removal? featured image

Digestive Health

Are stones still possible after gallbladder removal?

Can insulin-producing cells be replenished? featured image

Diabetes and metabolic health

Can insulin-producing cells be replenished?

Is it safe to get the flu shot while taking certain asthma medications? featured image

Medications and treatments

Is it safe to get the flu shot while taking certain asthma medications?

Is it normal to cough a lot after you quit smoking? featured image

Respiratory health

Is it normal to cough a lot after you quit smoking?

Could my symptoms be due to Parkinson's disease or another neurological condition? featured image

Brain health

Could my symptoms be due to Parkinson's disease or another neurological condition?

Could unusual muscle contractions be related to my migraines? featured image

Pain

Could unusual muscle contractions be related to my migraines?

Harvard Health Publishing Logo

Thanks for visiting. Don't miss your FREE 38-page gift.

PLUS, don’t miss out on your 25% off promo code.

Sign up to get tips for living a healthy lifestyle—You’ll discover powerful, research- backed strategies for health longevity drawn from Harvard Medical School experts—ways to eat for a longer life, build strength and flexibility to stay independent, protect your bones, heart, and brain as you age, and even cultivate the habits linked with “super-agers” who stay sharp and active well into their 80s and 90s—all delivered to your email box FREE.

Harvard Health Publishing Logo

Stay on top of latest health news from Harvard Medical School.

Plus, get a FREE copy of HEALTHBEAT ESSENTIALS: 10 Keys to Living Well at Any Age!.

Harvard Health Publishing Logo

Stay on top of latest health news from Harvard Medical School.

Plus, get a FREE copy of HEALTHBEAT ESSENTIALS: 10 Keys to Living Well at Any Age.