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Julia Belluz

Julia Belluz

Freelance contributor

    Latest articles by Julia Belluz

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    The unrelenting crisis in Puerto Rico is forcing people to drink dirty waterThe unrelenting crisis in Puerto Rico is forcing people to drink dirty water
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    Islanders are bathing in rivers contaminated with raw sewage and drinking from condemned wells and hazardous waste sites.

    By Julia Belluz
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    Flesh-eating bacteria, cancer-causing chemicals, and mold: Harvey and Irma’s lingering health threatsFlesh-eating bacteria, cancer-causing chemicals, and mold: Harvey and Irma’s lingering health threats
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    Doctors are finding health problems left over by the storm.

    By Julia Belluz
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    In a radical departure, Trump health officials want to define life as starting at “conception”In a radical departure, Trump health officials want to define life as starting at “conception”
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    The Department of Health and Human Services is embracing the language of the religious right.

    By Julia Belluz
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    The fertility testing racket just got debunked by scienceThe fertility testing racket just got debunked by science
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    Researchers found there’s little correlation between a woman’s “ovarian reserve” test and her chances of getting pregnant.

    By Julia Belluz
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    Trump’s war on climate policy is also a war on public healthTrump’s war on climate policy is also a war on public health
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    Obama’s Clean Power Plan would have averted asthma attacks. Trump wants to undo it.

    By Julia Belluz
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    The Trump administration’s case against birth control is a stunning distortion of scienceThe Trump administration’s case against birth control is a stunning distortion of science
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    The White House justified taking birth control away by suggesting it leads to risky sex.

    By Julia Belluz
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    Monday was the saddest day ever recorded on TwitterMonday was the saddest day ever recorded on Twitter
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    The Las Vegas massacre moved the needle on the “Hedonometer,” a tool that measures happiness on Twitter.

    By Julia Belluz
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    I was skeptical that the anti-vaccine movement was gaining traction. Not anymore.I was skeptical that the anti-vaccine movement was gaining traction. Not anymore.
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    Trump has energized the vaccine skeptics, and that’s dangerous.

    By Julia Belluz
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    It’s not just Puerto Rico: 6 other Caribbean island nations are in crisis after the hurricanesIt’s not just Puerto Rico: 6 other Caribbean island nations are in crisis after the hurricanes
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    From the uninhabitable Barbuda to widespread power outages in the Virgin Islands, islands are limping toward recovery.

    By Julia Belluz
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    The circadian rhythm research that just won a Nobel prize in medicine, explainedThe circadian rhythm research that just won a Nobel prize in medicine, explained
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    The award celebrates the study of the tiny biological clocks in every living thing.

    By Julia Belluz