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?
Plantar warts: Options for treating this common foot condition
Cancer survivorship: What comes next after treatment
Nutritional yeast: Does this savory, vegan seasoning pack a nutritional punch?
Salmonella is sneaky: Watch out
Two jobs may lower the odds of dying from Alzheimer's disease 鈥� but why?
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
Patrick J. Skerrett
Fourth of July grilling tip: Check for stray bristles after cleaning with a wire brush
Patrick J. Skerrett
The long goodbye: FDA ruling will eliminate trans fats from U.S. foods
Patrick J. Skerrett
Pets can help their humans create friendships, find social support
Men's Health
Editorial calls for more research on link between football and brain damage
Child & Teen Health
Edible marijuana 鈥� a half-baked idea?
Heart Health
Panel suggests that dietary guidelines stop warning about cholesterol in food
Men's Health
Cold hands: Could it be Raynaud鈥檚?
Patrick J. Skerrett
Heavy drinkers aren鈥檛 necessarily alcoholics, but may be 鈥渁lmost alcoholics鈥�
Patrick J. Skerrett
Raising beef creates more pollution than raising pork, poultry, dairy, or eggs
Cancer
Selenium, vitamin E supplements increase prostate cancer risk
Cancer
New study adds caution to testosterone therapy for 鈥渓ow T鈥�
Patrick J. Skerrett
On Veterans Day, don鈥檛 let the 鈥渋nvisible wounds鈥� of PTSD remain hidden
Men's Health
Prostatitis: inflamed prostate can be a vexing health problem
Patrick J. Skerrett
Stopping nosebleeds: a pinch will usually do the trick
Exercise & Fitness
Overweight and healthy: the concept of metabolically healthy obesity
Patrick J. Skerrett
Lyme disease 10 times more common than thought
Patrick J. Skerrett
Aspirin-like drug may help diabetics control blood sugar
Heart Health
Fluids, cool air key to avoiding heat stroke
Patrick J. Skerrett
Infection, autoimmune disease linked to depression
Patrick J. Skerrett
What you can do about floaters and flashes in the eye
Patrick J. Skerrett
New public database shows hospital billing charges all over the map
Exercise & Fitness
Exercise is good, not bad, for arthritis
Patrick J. Skerrett
Survival skills for all-you-can-eat buffets
Patrick J. Skerrett
Physical therapy works as well as surgery for some with torn knee cartilage
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?
Plantar warts: Options for treating this common foot condition
Cancer survivorship: What comes next after treatment
Nutritional yeast: Does this savory, vegan seasoning pack a nutritional punch?
Salmonella is sneaky: Watch out
Two jobs may lower the odds of dying from Alzheimer's disease 鈥� but why?
