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Julia Belluz

Julia Belluz

Freelance contributor

    Latest articles by Julia Belluz

    Science
    Emergency rooms can be incredibly unfair to the poorest patientsEmergency rooms can be incredibly unfair to the poorest patients
    Science

    A new study uncovered inequality in hospital billing practices.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Researchers view Trump’s decision to pull out of Paris as a “turn to the medieval”Researchers view Trump’s decision to pull out of Paris as a “turn to the medieval”
    Science

    Ignoring climate change runs against 200 years of scientific inquiry.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Climate change will make people sicker. Trump is pulling out of Paris anyway.Climate change will make people sicker. Trump is pulling out of Paris anyway.
    Science

    The devastating health risks of Trump’s climate policies.

    By Julia Belluz
    Politics
    The WHO’s new boss is tasked with an impossible jobThe WHO’s new boss is tasked with an impossible job
    Politics

    Dr. Tedros inherits an agency in crisis.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    The 5 rules of success for highly effective lifestyle gurusThe 5 rules of success for highly effective lifestyle gurus
    Science

    Amanda Chantal Bacon, who’s convinced celebrities to buy herbal dust, followed the formula of the wellness guru with great success.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    The lap band for weight loss is a tale of medicine gone wrongThe lap band for weight loss is a tale of medicine gone wrong
    Science

    It doesn’t lead to weight loss and often requires more surgery. “I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.”

    By Julia Belluz
    Politics
    45 million Americans rely on food stamps. Trump wants to gut the program.45 million Americans rely on food stamps. Trump wants to gut the program.
    Politics

    The administration’s budget proposal would cut SNAP spending by a quarter.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Why you shouldn’t believe the calorie count on your fitness trackerWhy you shouldn’t believe the calorie count on your fitness tracker
    Science

    You may be underestimating or overestimating the calories burned by as much as 20 percent.

    By Julia Belluz
    Politics
    The former head of the CDC is seriously upset about Trump’s public health cutsThe former head of the CDC is seriously upset about Trump’s public health cuts
    Politics

    Tom Frieden says Trump’s budget is “unsafe at any level of enactment.”

    By Julia Belluz
    Politics
    Trump wants to cut health research. This Republican won’t let him.Trump wants to cut health research. This Republican won’t let him.
    Politics

    How Tom Cole became the Republican Party’s fiercest champion of medical science.

    By Julia Belluz