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Maureen Salamon

Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch

Maureen Salamon is the executive editor of Harvard Women’s Health Watch. She also writes for the Harvard Health Letter, Harvard Heart Letter, and Harvard Men’s Health Watch, as well as for Harvard Health Publishing’s flagship website. 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

Seven hours of sleep linked to better blood sugar regulation featured image

Sleep

Seven hours of sleep linked to better blood sugar regulation

Spirituality may protect against substance misuse featured image

Mental Health

Spirituality may protect against substance misuse

GLP-1 drugs may lower odds of developing substance use disorders featured image

Medications and treatments

GLP-1 drugs may lower odds of developing substance use disorders

The latest advances in colorectal cancer screening featured image

Cancer

The latest advances in colorectal cancer screening

The brain's cleanup crew works while we sleep featured image

Brain health

The brain's cleanup crew works while we sleep

Navigating a doctor shortage featured image

Preventive care

Navigating a doctor shortage

When consequences of pregnancy complications develop later in life featured image

Women's Health

When consequences of pregnancy complications develop later in life

When your brain takes revenge at bedtime featured image

Sleep

When your brain takes revenge at bedtime

How chemotherapy can affect women's sexual health — and what can help featured image

Women's Health

How chemotherapy can affect women's sexual health — and what can help

How can I tell if I'm developing arthritis or musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause? featured image

Women's Health

How can I tell if I'm developing arthritis or musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause?

HPV testing at home: A new option for women featured image

Women's Health

HPV testing at home: A new option for women

Helping with grandchildren may stave off cognitive decline featured image

Brain health

Helping with grandchildren may stave off cognitive decline

Fibroids tied to higher risk of cardiovascular disease featured image

Women's Health

Fibroids tied to higher risk of cardiovascular disease

Self-administered hypnosis may ward off hot flashes featured image

Women's Health

Self-administered hypnosis may ward off hot flashes

Tips for adjusting to bifocals and other specialty lenses featured image

Eye Health

Tips for adjusting to bifocals and other specialty lenses

How femtech can empower women at midlife and beyond featured image

Women's Health

How femtech can empower women at midlife and beyond

LATE dementia: Why it's often missed — and why it matters featured image

Brain health

LATE dementia: Why it's often missed — and why it matters

Weaning off a GLP-1? Tips for the transition featured image

Medications and treatments

Weaning off a GLP-1? Tips for the transition

Cervical dystonia: A challenging neck condition featured image

Brain health

Cervical dystonia: A challenging neck condition

Telltale signs of vaginal infections featured image

Women's Health

Telltale signs of vaginal infections

How the gut-brain connection influences mood featured image

Digestive Health

How the gut-brain connection influences mood

Losing a pet can trigger grief as intense as human loss featured image

Mental Health

Losing a pet can trigger grief as intense as human loss

People who stop weight-loss drugs may gain back weight and lose heart benefits featured image

Diet and nutrition

People who stop weight-loss drugs may gain back weight and lose heart benefits

Insulin resistance in women and why it rises after 50 featured image

Women's Health

Insulin resistance in women and why it rises after 50

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