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Julie Corliss

Executive Editor, Harvard Heart Letter

Julie Corliss has been the executive editor of the Harvard Heart Letter since 2013. She also writes for the Harvard Health Letter, Harvard Women’s Health Watch, and Harvard Men’s Health Watch, as well as for Harvard Health Publishing’s flagship website. Julie’s work has been published by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, UptoDate, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Bulletin, and the Massachusetts Medical Society. Julie 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

High lipoprotein(a) raises heart attack risk even in healthy people featured image

Heart Health

High lipoprotein(a) raises heart attack risk even in healthy people

Chronic loneliness linked to higher risk of stroke featured image

Heart Health

Chronic loneliness linked to higher risk of stroke

Rethinking HDL cholesterol featured image

Heart Health

Rethinking HDL cholesterol

A brief bout of anger may be bad for your blood vessels featured image

Heart Health

A brief bout of anger may be bad for your blood vessels

Counting steps as good as time tracking for monitoring heart health featured image

Heart Health

Counting steps as good as time tracking for monitoring heart health

All types of alcohol appear to raise blood pressure featured image

Heart Health

All types of alcohol appear to raise blood pressure

Take time to stretch featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Take time to stretch

Chemical pollutants: A growing concern for your heart featured image

Heart Health

Chemical pollutants: A growing concern for your heart

Can you reduce your cholesterol without taking a drug? featured image

Heart Health

Can you reduce your cholesterol without taking a drug?

Are heart attacks overdiagnosed? featured image

Heart Health

Are heart attacks overdiagnosed?

Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol? featured image

Mind & Mood

Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?

Web-based app helps people accurately assess need for statin featured image

Heart Health

Web-based app helps people accurately assess need for statin

Can intermittent fasting improve heart health? featured image

Heart Health

Can intermittent fasting improve heart health?

A personalized program to heal your heart featured image

Heart Health

A personalized program to heal your heart

Spouse's heart disease linked to higher risk of depression featured image

Heart Health

Spouse's heart disease linked to higher risk of depression

Artificial intelligence in cardiology featured image

Heart Health

Artificial intelligence in cardiology

Protect your heart during the dog days of summer featured image

Heart Health

Protect your heart during the dog days of summer

Meditation: A heartfelt habit? featured image

Mind & Mood

Meditation: A heartfelt habit?

Sitting less may help lower blood pressure featured image

Heart Health

Sitting less may help lower blood pressure

What is cognitive behavioral therapy? featured image

Mind & Mood

What is cognitive behavioral therapy?

Microplastics in arteries linked to heart disease risk featured image

Heart Health

Microplastics in arteries linked to heart disease risk

RNA-targeted drugs for heart disease featured image

Heart Health

RNA-targeted drugs for heart disease

Many older adults still follow outdated aspirin advice featured image

Heart Health

Many older adults still follow outdated aspirin advice

Device of the month: Home blood pressure monitor featured image

Heart Health

Device of the month: Home blood pressure monitor

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