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Julia Belluz

Julia Belluz

Freelance contributor

    Latest articles by Julia Belluz

    Science
    The new global plan to eliminate the most harmful fat in food, explainedThe new global plan to eliminate the most harmful fat in food, explained
    Science

    The WHO wants to ban a food ingredient that causes 500,000 premature deaths worldwide each year.

    By Julia Belluz and Dylan Collins
    Science
    Be thankful you were born after the smallpox vaccineBe thankful you were born after the smallpox vaccine
    Science

    The anniversary of smallpox eradication is a good time for some vaccine appreciation.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Starting Monday, calorie counts on menus are going to be mandatoryStarting Monday, calorie counts on menus are going to be mandatory
    Science

    A major nutrition transparency effort in America is finally happening.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    When gun owners meet for the NRA convention, gun injury rates seem to declineWhen gun owners meet for the NRA convention, gun injury rates seem to decline
    Science

    The 20 percent decline happened nationwide, researchers found.

    By Julia Belluz
    Politics
    Dr. Oz is a quack. Now Trump’s appointing him to be a health adviser.Dr. Oz is a quack. Now Trump’s appointing him to be a health adviser.
    Politics

    The celebrity doctor is winning.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Trump’s doctor Harold Bornstein misrepresented Trump’s health. That’s not unusual.Trump’s doctor Harold Bornstein misrepresented Trump’s health. That’s not unusual.
    Science

    Presidents have long enlisted doctors to misrepresent their health.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized. Could his broken heart be to blame?George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized. Could his broken heart be to blame?
    Science

    The “widowhood effect” is real.

    By Julia Belluz and Brian Resnick
    Science
    Debunking What the Health, the buzzy new documentary that wants you to be veganDebunking What the Health, the buzzy new documentary that wants you to be vegan
    Science

    The film on Netflix mischaracterizes what we know about food and disease.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Brazil’s yellow fever outbreak, explainedBrazil’s yellow fever outbreak, explained
    Science

    A global uptick in yellow fever cases is coinciding with a vaccine shortage.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    We’re beginning to learn how moms’ antidepressants can affect fetusesWe’re beginning to learn how moms’ antidepressants can affect fetuses
    Science

    A new study suggests antidepressants affect babies’ brains, but more research is needed.

    By Julia Belluz

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