
Julia Belluz
Freelance contributor
Latest articles by Julia Belluz


The injured survivors of the Las Vegas shooting will benefit from surgical lessons learned on the battlefield.


There’s good reason to believe the official death toll of 16 is way out of date.


Many Puerto Ricans are sick and injured after Hurricane Maria — but the situation is gradually improving.


Water, sanitation, and food safety all depend on electricity.


Walking to work and cleaning your house both qualify.


Vegetable consumption in America still consists mainly of potatoes and tomatoes.


The “mosaic vaccine” tackles the virus’s incredible genetic diversity.


The uninsured die sooner than those with private health insurance.


That’s more than the average annual American household income.


A big, new experiment shows it’s possible to train kids to detect dubious health claims.