Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help
Tips to leverage neuroplasticity to maintain cognitive fitness as you age
Can white noise really help you sleep better?
Celiac disease: Exploring four myths
What is prostatitis and how is it treated?
What is Cushing syndrome?
Exercises to relieve joint pain
Think your child has ADHD? What your pediatrician can do
Foam roller: Could you benefit from this massage tool?
Stepping up activity if winter slowed you down
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
Staying Healthy
Mini-relaxations to ease holiday stress
Patrick J. Skerrett
Turkey: a healthy base of holiday meals
Patrick J. Skerrett
Doctors aren鈥檛 immune to addiction
Patrick J. Skerrett
Treatment for head lice effective with one dose and no combing
Heart Health
World Stroke Day: Emphasize prevention, early detection
Heart Health
Peripheral artery disease: often silent, sometimes deadly, potentially preventable
Child & Teen Health
Puberty starts earlier in many American boys
Cancer
Daily multivitamin-multimineral may help protect against cancer
Staying Healthy
Tattoos and infection: Think before you ink
Patrick J. Skerrett
Diabetes: steps forward, falling behind
Patrick J. Skerrett
Safely dispose unwanted, expired drugs this Saturday
Patrick J. Skerrett
Suicide often not preceded by warnings
Patrick J. Skerrett
Rock Health startups offer a look at the future of medicine
Staying Healthy
Use glycemic index to help control blood sugar
Patrick J. Skerrett
The Cheesecake Factory: a model for health care?
Staying Healthy
Trade sports drinks for water
Patrick J. Skerrett
Silent Spring at 50: Connecting human, environmental health
Cancer
Memorial Day: Honor the dead by helping the living
Cancer
Panel says 鈥渘o鈥� to routine prostate cancer testing
Cancer
CDC wants all Baby Boomers to be tested for hepatitis C
Diseases & Conditions
Antibiotics instead of surgery safe for some with appendicitis
Patrick J. Skerrett
Doctor groups list top overused, misused tests, treatments, and procedures
Exercise & Fitness
Join in on National Walking Day
Child & Teen Health
FDA won鈥檛 ban BPA鈥攜et
Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help
Tips to leverage neuroplasticity to maintain cognitive fitness as you age
Can white noise really help you sleep better?
Celiac disease: Exploring four myths
What is prostatitis and how is it treated?
What is Cushing syndrome?
Exercises to relieve joint pain
Think your child has ADHD? What your pediatrician can do
Foam roller: Could you benefit from this massage tool?
Stepping up activity if winter slowed you down
