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Julia Belluz

Julia Belluz

Freelance contributor

    Latest articles by Julia Belluz

    Science
    We finally have an “artificial pancreas” for diabetes. But it’s a letdown.We finally have an “artificial pancreas” for diabetes. But it’s a letdown.
    Science

    People with diabetes badly need better technology and cheaper insulin to manage their condition.

    By Julia Belluz
    Our bodies are mostly bacteria. A new book reveals this crucial, invisible world.
    Features

    Science journalist Ed Yong explains how we went from war to a love affair with bacteria and other microbes.

    By Julia Belluz
    Politics
    America’s view of “health” is very narrow. The debates proved it.America’s view of “health” is very narrow. The debates proved it.
    Politics

    Trump’s shameful reference to a “400-pound hacker” was the closest we got to an obesity mention.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Why mammograms haven’t cut cancer deaths, explained in 500 wordsWhy mammograms haven’t cut cancer deaths, explained in 500 words
    Science

    The benefits of mass breast-cancer screening programs have been overstated.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Computers still aren’t close to replacing doctors for diagnosing diseaseComputers still aren’t close to replacing doctors for diagnosing disease
    Science

    Symptoms checkers only get it right 51 percent of the time.

    By Julia Belluz and Sarah Frostenson
    Doctors found a giant hairball in a woman’s stomach. It was “Rapunzel syndrome.”
    Science

    Some people pick their hair and eat it. That can lead to dangerous hairballs in rare cases.

    By Julia Belluz
    Culture
    What Tom Brokaw can teach us about cancerWhat Tom Brokaw can teach us about cancer
    Culture

    Brokaw says his battle with multiple myeloma has “redeeming qualities.”

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    The cannibal cell research that won the Nobel Prize in medicine, explained in 300 wordsThe cannibal cell research that won the Nobel Prize in medicine, explained in 300 words
    Science

    Autophagy comes from the Greek word for “self-eating.”

    By Julia Belluz
    How Michelle Obama quietly changed what Americans eat
    Politics

    I was skeptical of the first lady’s work on childhood obesity — until I looked at her track record.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    The FDA’s drug reviewers keep leaving to work for big pharma, and it’s a big problemThe FDA’s drug reviewers keep leaving to work for big pharma, and it’s a big problem
    Science

    In a first, researchers measure the agency’s “revolving door.”

    By Julia Belluz