
Julia Belluz
Freelance contributor
Latest articles by Julia Belluz


The long-running show wrote a rare disease into its plot at the behest of a pharmaceutical company.


Criminalization is associated with an increased use of shared needles — and increasing HIV infections.


A public health official explains how a local Somali community got hit with a measles outbreak.


Andrew Wakefield helped spark an outbreak among Somali Americans.


Trump wants to deregulate the Food and Drug Administration. He chose the right guy for the job.


Which doctors believed … in the Victorian era.


Research shows women lawmakers are better for women’s health.


States could allow insurers to charge people with preexisting conditions more on the individual market.


The GOP wants to cut Medicaid and roll back maternity and contraceptive coverage.


Explained in a cartoon.