Ask Our Experts

Ask Our Experts is a set of commonly — and not so commonly — asked health questions answered by Harvard Medical School-affiliated faculty and health professionals. Each response is grounded in medical evidence and clinical experience and presented in clear, everyday language.

Brain health

Can migraines affect how your brain processes memory? featured image

Brain health

Can migraines affect how your brain processes memory?
Is there a connection between migraines and depression? featured image

Brain health

Is there a connection between migraines and depression?
Could brief neurological symptoms be a stroke warning? featured image

Brain health

Could brief neurological symptoms be a stroke warning?
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Diet and nutrition

What are some nutritious breakfast options for busy mornings? featured image

Diet and nutrition

What are some nutritious breakfast options for busy mornings?
What should people with thyroid nodules know about kelp? featured image

Diet and nutrition

What should people with thyroid nodules know about kelp?
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?
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Digestive Health

What can cause new swallowing problems? featured image

Digestive Health

What can cause new swallowing problems?
Are stones still possible after gallbladder removal? featured image

Digestive Health

Are stones still possible after gallbladder removal?
What is cholestasis and how is it treated? featured image

Digestive Health

What is cholestasis and how is it treated?
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Heart Health

What does carotid artery dissection mean? featured image

Heart Health

What does carotid artery dissection mean?
What should you know about atrial fibrillation without heart disease? featured image

Heart Health

What should you know about atrial fibrillation without heart disease?
When is swelling in both feet a concern? featured image

Heart Health

When is swelling in both feet a concern?
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Pain

Could my diabetes be behind shooting shin pain? featured image

Pain

Could my diabetes be behind shooting shin pain?
Which specialist should you see for suspected thoracic outlet syndrome? featured image

Pain

Which specialist should you see for suspected thoracic outlet syndrome?
Could there be a connection between obesity, depression, and fibromyalgia? featured image

Pain

Could there be a connection between obesity, depression, and fibromyalgia?
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Respiratory health

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

Respiratory health

Could a lingering cough after a cold signal asthma?
What tests may confirm sarcoidosis? featured image

Respiratory health

What tests may confirm sarcoidosis?
What are pulmonary calcifications? featured image

Respiratory health

What are pulmonary calcifications?
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Sleep

How does sleep support memory and learning? featured image

Sleep

How does sleep support memory and learning?
How can caregiving affect your health? featured image

Mental Health

How can caregiving affect your health?
Could changing my diet ease restless legs syndrome? featured image

Sleep

Could changing my diet ease restless legs syndrome?
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Weight loss

What does a healthy, realistic rate of weight loss look like, and why does it matter? featured image

Weight loss

What does a healthy, realistic rate of weight loss look like, and why does it matter?
What can I do to lose belly fat? featured image

Weight loss

What can I do to lose belly fat?
Why hasn't my increased activity led to weight loss? featured image

Weight loss

Why hasn't my increased activity led to weight loss?
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Women's Health

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?
Will fibroid bleeding ease after menopause? featured image

Women's Health

Will fibroid bleeding ease after menopause?
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