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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

When — and how — should you be screened for colon cancer? featured image

Staying Healthy

When — and how — should you be screened for colon cancer?

Dealing with thick, discolored toenails featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Dealing with thick, discolored toenails

Monitoring blood pressure at home? Make sure you follow these steps featured image

Staying Healthy

Monitoring blood pressure at home? Make sure you follow these steps

Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike featured image

Staying Healthy

Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike

Discrimination at work is linked to high blood pressure featured image

Heart Health

Discrimination at work is linked to high blood pressure

Is alcohol and weight loss surgery a risky combination? featured image

Staying Healthy

Is alcohol and weight loss surgery a risky combination?

Why eat lower on the seafood chain? featured image

Nutrition

Why eat lower on the seafood chain?

What makes your heart skip a beat? featured image

Heart Health

What makes your heart skip a beat?

Time for a diabetes tune-up featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Time for a diabetes tune-up

Does cannabis actually relieve pain — or is something else going on? featured image

Pain

Does cannabis actually relieve pain — or is something else going on?

Shortage of ADHD medicines: Advice on coping if you are affected featured image

Mind & Mood

Shortage of ADHD medicines: Advice on coping if you are affected

Light therapy: Not just for seasonal depression? featured image

Mind & Mood

Light therapy: Not just for seasonal depression?

Vaccines against the flu and COVID-19: What you need to know featured image

Staying Healthy

Vaccines against the flu and COVID-19: What you need to know

Poison ivy: Scratchin' like a hound? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Poison ivy: Scratchin' like a hound?

Why are you taking a multivitamin? featured image

Nutrition

Why are you taking a multivitamin?

Can an implanted tongue-stimulating device curb your sleep apnea? featured image

Staying Healthy

Can an implanted tongue-stimulating device curb your sleep apnea?

Vitamin B6 flies under the radar: Are you getting enough? featured image

Nutrition

Vitamin B6 flies under the radar: Are you getting enough?

Enjoy avocados? Eating one a week may lower heart disease risk featured image

Nutrition

Enjoy avocados? Eating one a week may lower heart disease risk

Addressing poor sleep may help heart health featured image

Heart Health

Addressing poor sleep may help heart health

Optimism, heart health, and longevity: Unraveling the link for Black Americans featured image

Staying Healthy

Optimism, heart health, and longevity: Unraveling the link for Black Americans

Stretching studios: Do you need what they offer? featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Stretching studios: Do you need what they offer?

5 numbers linked to ideal heart health featured image

Heart Health

5 numbers linked to ideal heart health

Walnuts: A worthy addition to your daily diet? featured image

Nutrition

Walnuts: A worthy addition to your daily diet?

Can blue light-blocking glasses improve your sleep? featured image

Staying Healthy

Can blue light-blocking glasses improve your sleep?

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