How high blood pressure harms your health
Cholesterol's various forms
Risk factors for MCI and dementia
Handling tough decisions as a caregiver
How we make memories
Treating mild cognitive impairment
Are you at risk for high blood pressure?
Time for a medication check-up?
Stopping a medication?
How to fall without injury
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
Julie Corliss
Heart attack versus cardiac arrest
Julie Corliss
Overcome exercise excuses
Healthy aging and longevity
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 and 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 and 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 and 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
Julie Corliss
Probiotics may ease constipation
Julie Corliss
Treating gum disease may lessen the burden of heart disease, diabetes, other conditions
Julie Corliss
The “heartbreak of psoriasis” may affect your joints, heart, and mind
How high blood pressure harms your health
Cholesterol's various forms
Risk factors for MCI and dementia
Handling tough decisions as a caregiver
How we make memories
Treating mild cognitive impairment
Are you at risk for high blood pressure?
Time for a medication check-up?
Stopping a medication?
How to fall without injury
