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Julia Belluz

Julia Belluz

Freelance contributor

    Latest articles by Julia Belluz

    Politics
    The Republican attack on “essential health benefits,” explainedThe Republican attack on “essential health benefits,” explained
    Politics

    The provision requires insurers to cover the basics like prescriptions and hospitalization. The GOP wants to make it optional.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Donald Trump is taking on Michelle Obama’s healthy food legacyDonald Trump is taking on Michelle Obama’s healthy food legacy
    Science

    3 battlefronts in Trump’s effort to make American food unhealthy again.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Condé Nast is enabling  Gwyneth Paltrow’s health bullshit with a new magazineCondé Nast is enabling  Gwyneth Paltrow’s health bullshit with a new magazine
    Science

    Goop is a multimillion-dollar empire built on misleading people about health.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Trump: Slash the health research budget. Congress: No.Trump: Slash the health research budget. Congress: No.
    Science

    Lawmakers increased the agency’s budget by $2 billion for the second year in a row.

    By Julia Belluz and Brian Resnick
    Science
    Doctors have decades of experience fighting “fake news.” Here’s how they win.Doctors have decades of experience fighting “fake news.” Here’s how they win.
    Science

    Some lessons from the health community’s long battle with misinformation.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    How to avoid getting ripped off at the hospitalHow to avoid getting ripped off at the hospital
    Science

    According to a doctor turned health care journalist.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Beyoncé’s gorgeous pregnancy has a powerful subtext for healthBeyoncé’s gorgeous pregnancy has a powerful subtext for health
    Science

    She’s drawing attention to a longstanding national health crisis.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Google is super secretive about its anti-aging research. No one knows why.Google is super secretive about its anti-aging research. No one knows why.
    Science

    Researchers are puzzled by Calico’s stealthiness and say it’s not good for science.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    In the Alex Jones child custody battle, “fake news” went on trial — and lostIn the Alex Jones child custody battle, “fake news” went on trial — and lost
    Science

    “Mr. Jones is like a cult leader. And we’ve seen the horrific damage cult leaders do to their followers.”

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    The new Oprah movie about Henrietta Lacks reopens a big scientific debateThe new Oprah movie about Henrietta Lacks reopens a big scientific debate
    Science

    Your cells may be used in research without you knowing. That may be good for science — but how do you feel?

    By Julia Belluz