
Julia Belluz
Freelance contributor
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Dozens more children are believed to have contracted the illness this year, but no one knows what’s causing the uptick.


The former first lady could help soften the stigma around pregnancy loss and infertility.


The food industry has borrowed from the tobacco industry when it comes to distorting science.


A ban on future soda taxes was approved under the guise of a “Yes! To Affordable Groceries” campaign.


The unlikely combination of drilling and vaping was bundled into one amendment.

With 5G networks coming, understanding the health effects of radio-frequency radiation is more urgent than ever.


Smallpox was eradicated in the 20th century.

Employers used to fire women for becoming pregnant. Today, more than 80 percent of first-time moms work far into pregnancy.


America buys 300,000 tons of candy during Halloween.


The site shows more and more studies are being pulled from the scientific record.