Recent Blog Articles
How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
Tick season is expanding: Protect yourself against Lyme disease
What? Another medical form to fill out?
How do trees and green spaces enhance our health?
A muscle-building obsession in boys: What to know and do
Harvard Health Ad Watch: New drug, old song, clever tagline
Concussion in children: What to know and do
What color is your tongue? What's healthy, what's not?
Your amazing parathyroid glands
When — and how — should you be screened for colon cancer?
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
Heart Health
Better blood pressure control after a stroke may reduce risk of falls
Heart Health
To lower heart risk, pump up your exercise efforts
Heart Health
Sugary drinks may raise levels of unhealthy blood fats
Heart Health
Move of the month: Arm curls
Heart Health
Coronary microvascular disease: Trouble from tiny vessels
Heart Health
When cancer treatment affects the heart
Heart Health
The latest on lipoprotein(a), an inherited cause of early heart disease
Heart Health
Choosing heart-healthy oils for home cooking
Heart Health
Revitalize your walking routine
Diseases & Conditions
Time for a diabetes tune-up
Heart Health
Take your blood pressure drugs at the most convenient time of day
Heart Health
Adding weight lifting to workouts may boost longevity
Heart Health
Illicit drugs linked to higher risk of atrial fibrillation
Heart Health
Move of the month: Chair stand
Heart Health
A breath-robbing disease that's hard on the heart
Heart Health
Novel procedure may lower stubbornly high blood pressure
Heart Health
Heart disease and heartburn: What's the overlap?
Heart Health
Sugar substitutes: New cardiovascular concerns?
Heart Health
The many ways exercise helps your heart
Pain
Does cannabis actually relieve pain — or is something else going on?
Diseases & Conditions
Attention deficit disorder linked to higher heart disease risk
Heart Health
Some heart patients need antibiotics before dental work
Heart Health
Polypill may help prevent repeat heart attacks
Heart Health
Meal of the month: Vegetable "steaks"
Recent Blog Articles
How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
Tick season is expanding: Protect yourself against Lyme disease
What? Another medical form to fill out?
How do trees and green spaces enhance our health?
A muscle-building obsession in boys: What to know and do
Harvard Health Ad Watch: New drug, old song, clever tagline
Concussion in children: What to know and do
What color is your tongue? What's healthy, what's not?
Your amazing parathyroid glands
When — and how — should you be screened for colon cancer?