Recent Articles
Hospice care: Overview of a compassionate approach to end-of-life care
Foot pain: A look at why your feet might hurt
Matcha: A look at possible health benefits
Wildfires: How to cope when smoke affects air quality and health
Forearm workouts: Strengthening grip for everyday function
Depression symptoms: Recognizing common and lesser-known symptoms
Medication side effects: What are your options?
Independent living with home care assistance: Balancing autonomy and support
Dialysis: What to expect from this life-changing — and lifesaving — treatment
The BEEP program: Keep your balance
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
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
Julie Corliss
Cognitive behavioral therapy offers a drug-free method for managing insomnia
Julie Corliss
Mediterranean diet may help counteract age-related declines in memory and thinking skills
Heart Health
More than a stretch: Yoga’s benefits may extend to the heart
Julie Corliss
Folic acid, a B vitamin, lowers stroke risk in people with high blood pressure
Julie Corliss
Mindfulness meditation helps fight insomnia, improves sleep
Exercise & Fitness
Too much sitting linked to heart disease, diabetes, premature death
Julie Corliss
Memory slips in your 70s may be an early hint of future dementia
Recent Articles
Hospice care: Overview of a compassionate approach to end-of-life care
Foot pain: A look at why your feet might hurt
Matcha: A look at possible health benefits
Wildfires: How to cope when smoke affects air quality and health
Forearm workouts: Strengthening grip for everyday function
Depression symptoms: Recognizing common and lesser-known symptoms
Medication side effects: What are your options?
Independent living with home care assistance: Balancing autonomy and support
Dialysis: What to expect from this life-changing — and lifesaving — treatment
The BEEP program: Keep your balance
