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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

Living with heart disease? Avoid unnecessary testing featured image

Heart Health

Living with heart disease? Avoid unnecessary testing

What is palliative care for heart failure? featured image

Heart Health

What is palliative care for heart failure?

Holiday gifts that keep the heart in mind featured image

Heart Health

Holiday gifts that keep the heart in mind

The false promise of fish oil supplements featured image

Heart Health

The false promise of fish oil supplements

The best strength-building exercise to lower blood pressure? featured image

Heart Health

The best strength-building exercise to lower blood pressure?

Cellulitis: How long does it take to heal on legs? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Cellulitis: How long does it take to heal on legs?

Higher step counts linked to lower risk of heart-related death featured image

Heart Health

Higher step counts linked to lower risk of heart-related death

Prediabetes linked to higher risk of cardiovascular problems featured image

Heart Health

Prediabetes linked to higher risk of cardiovascular problems

RNA-based drug shows promise for lowering blood pressure featured image

Heart Health

RNA-based drug shows promise for lowering blood pressure

Move of the month: Side lunge with knee lift featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Move of the month: Side lunge with knee lift

Advances in managing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy featured image

Heart Health

Advances in managing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

When heart-related pain goes unrecognized featured image

Heart Health

When heart-related pain goes unrecognized

Advice for the lonely hearts club featured image

Heart Health

Advice for the lonely hearts club

How a healthy gut helps your heart featured image

Heart Health

How a healthy gut helps your heart

Are you an everyday exerciser or a weekend warrior? featured image

Heart Health

Are you an everyday exerciser or a weekend warrior?

Produce prescriptions may promote better heart health featured image

Heart Health

Produce prescriptions may promote better heart health

Nasal spray slows rapid heart rhythm featured image

Heart Health

Nasal spray slows rapid heart rhythm

A closer look at alcohol's effect on heart health featured image

Heart Health

A closer look at alcohol's effect on heart health

Move of the month: Alternating toe taps featured image

Heart Health

Move of the month: Alternating toe taps

Genetic profiling for heart disease: An update featured image

Heart Health

Genetic profiling for heart disease: An update

Low-dose aspirin linked to anemia featured image

Heart Health

Low-dose aspirin linked to anemia

For mellow movement that helps your heart, try tai chi featured image

Heart Health

For mellow movement that helps your heart, try tai chi

Is sex hormone therapy safe for your heart? featured image

Heart Health

Is sex hormone therapy safe for your heart?

Statin alternative lowers heart-related deaths featured image

Heart Health

Statin alternative lowers heart-related deaths

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