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Julia Belluz

Julia Belluz

Freelance contributor

    Latest articles by Julia Belluz

    Science
    The dreaded norovirus has hit the Winter Olympics. At least 199 people are sick.The dreaded norovirus has hit the Winter Olympics. At least 199 people are sick.
    Science

    The stomach virus is highly contagious and could infect many more.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Olympic figure skaters are super flexible. Here’s why you don’t need to be.Olympic figure skaters are super flexible. Here’s why you don’t need to be.
    Science

    More flexibility isn’t necessarily a good thing.

    By Julia Belluz
    Health Care
    Why South Koreans now live longer than AmericansWhy South Koreans now live longer than Americans
    Health Care

    And will soon live longer still.

    By Julia Belluz and Sarah Frostenson
    Science
    How to tell a cold from the flu, in 2 great chartsHow to tell a cold from the flu, in 2 great charts
    Science

    Guess which one makes you feel like you’ve been hit by a truck.

    By Julia Belluz
    Politics
    The scandal that just forced the CDC director to resign, explainedThe scandal that just forced the CDC director to resign, explained
    Politics

    Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald seems to have a history of investing in tobacco companies.

    By Julia Belluz and Dylan Scott
    Science
    How women’s reproductive rights stalled under TrumpHow women’s reproductive rights stalled under Trump
    Science

    The administration’s mission to roll back women’s health care and family planning services, explained.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    The disturbing new language of science under Trump, explainedThe disturbing new language of science under Trump, explained
    Science

    From “climate change” to “fetus,” the Trump administration is refashioning government parlance.

    By Julia Belluz and Umair Irfan
    Science
    Philip Morris wanted to market a new tobacco device as safer than cigarettes. An FDA panel said no.Philip Morris wanted to market a new tobacco device as safer than cigarettes. An FDA panel said no.
    Science

    The meeting was viewed as a test case for the growing market of cigarette alternatives.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    An FDA panel is ruling on a new Philip Morris product that could upend the cigarette marketAn FDA panel is ruling on a new Philip Morris product that could upend the cigarette market
    Science

    IQOS, the new “heat not burn” tobacco device, explained.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    4 big takeaways from the most comprehensive report on e-cigarettes yet4 big takeaways from the most comprehensive report on e-cigarettes yet
    Science

    E-cigarettes may help adult smokers quit tobacco. But they also entice young people to start smoking.

    By Julia Belluz