Francesca Coltrera

Francesca Coltrera is editor of the Harvard Health Blog and a senior content writer and editor for Harvard Health Publishing. Additionally, she edits and contributes to Industry Insights, an interview series with health care industry thought leaders for Executive Education at HMS. Ms. Coltrera is an award-winning medical writer and co-author of Living Through Breast Cancer and The Breast Cancer Survivor’s Fitness Plan. Her work has appeared in Newsweek, O Magazine, Good Housekeeping, SELF and the Boston Herald, among other venues. She is interested in many health topics, including coronavirus and COVID-19, emotional and physical wellness, parenting and children's health, women’s health, exercise, longevity, cancer, caregiving and end-of-life issues.