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Julia Belluz

Julia Belluz

Freelance contributor

    Latest articles by Julia Belluz

    4 reasons disease outbreaks are erupting around the world
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    It’s not your imagination: There are more outbreaks of deadly pathogens today. Here’s why.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Scientists have just found a “nightmare superbug” in the USScientists have just found a “nightmare superbug” in the US
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    This wasn’t inevitable.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    1 in 6 Americans gets food poisoning every year. This law should change that.1 in 6 Americans gets food poisoning every year. This law should change that.
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    All parts of the Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act are now final.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Dear Julia: how much do I need to worry about salt in my food?Dear Julia: how much do I need to worry about salt in my food?
    Science

    Too much salt in your diet is bad for health — but so is too little.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Why the number of pregnant US women with possible Zika infections just tripledWhy the number of pregnant US women with possible Zika infections just tripled
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    Science

    The CDC is using a new method to count cases.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    The FDA just made the most significant changes to the nutrition label in yearsThe FDA just made the most significant changes to the nutrition label in years
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    For the first time ever, you might actually be able to understand the nutrition information on packaged foods.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    The best and worst nutritional advice from around the worldThe best and worst nutritional advice from around the world
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    Japan and Canada don’t do much better at advising people on what to eat.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    One surgeon says you need an operation. Another says you don’t. Here’s why that happens.One surgeon says you need an operation. Another says you don’t. Here’s why that happens.
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    A new study reminds us that surgeons struggle with risk perception just as much as the rest of us.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    The US doesn’t have an emergency fund for health crises like Zika. That’s a huge mistake.The US doesn’t have an emergency fund for health crises like Zika. That’s a huge mistake.
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    Every time an outbreak looms, health experts have to beg Congress for money, delaying their ability to respond.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    The first US penis transplant is part of a new wave of transplants to improve, but not save, livesThe first US penis transplant is part of a new wave of transplants to improve, but not save, lives
    Science

    So far, the operation has been successful — but it’s only the third in the world and carries a great deal of risk.

    By Julia Belluz