Recent Blog Articles
How healthy is sugar alcohol?
A bird flu primer: What to know and do
New urine test may help some men with elevated PSA avoid biopsy
Dupuytren's contracture of the hand
Why play? Early games build bonds and brain
Moving from couch to 5K
How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
Tick season is expanding: Protect yourself against Lyme disease
What? Another medical form to fill out?
How do trees and green spaces enhance our health?
Julie Corliss
Executive Editor, Harvard Heart Letter
Julie Corliss is the executive editor of the Harvard Heart Letter. Before working at Harvard, she was a medical writer and editor at HealthNews, a consumer newsletter affiliated with The New England Journal of Medicine. She is co-author of Break Through Your Set Point: How to Finally Lose the Weight You Want and Keep it Off. Julie earned a BA in biology from Oberlin College and a master’s certificate in science communication from the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Posts by Julie Corliss
Julie Corliss
Home-cooked meals with less salt
Exercise & Fitness
Why the human heart thrives with exercise
Heart Health
Could white-coat hypertension harm your heart?
Julie Corliss
Hands-only CPR: A lifesaving technique within your reach
Julie Corliss
Moving from couch to 5K
Julie Corliss
Lead exposure and heart disease
Julie Corliss
Planet-friendly, plant-based home cooking
Julie Corliss
10 tricks to reduce salt (sodium) in your diet
Julie Corliss
Losing weight: Mindfulness may help
Julie Corliss
Music and heart health
Julie Corliss
Heart attack versus cardiac arrest
Julie Corliss
Overcome exercise excuses
Julie Corliss
Is red wine actually good for your heart?
Julie Corliss
Taking an anticlotting drug? If you need a procedure, be prepared
Heart Health
Fainting: Frightening, but seldom serious
Julie Corliss
Could you have a heart attack and not know it?
Julie Corliss
Cracking the coconut oil craze
Julie Corliss
5 habits that foster weight loss
Exercise & Fitness
Your New Year’s resolution: A gym membership?
Julie Corliss
Health benefits of hiking: Raise your heart rate and your mood
Heart Health
A twist on the genetic link between Alzheimer’s and heart disease
Exercise & Fitness
Tai chi can improve life for people with chronic health conditions
Julie Corliss
Doctor-rating websites offer helpful but limited advice
Julie Corliss
Studies support broader use of cholesterol-lowering statins
Recent Blog Articles
How healthy is sugar alcohol?
A bird flu primer: What to know and do
New urine test may help some men with elevated PSA avoid biopsy
Dupuytren's contracture of the hand
Why play? Early games build bonds and brain
Moving from couch to 5K
How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
Tick season is expanding: Protect yourself against Lyme disease
What? Another medical form to fill out?
How do trees and green spaces enhance our health?