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Julia has covered stories and subjects as varied as maternal mortality, the explosion of e-cigarettes, the anti-vaccine movement, physician suicide, wellness crazes, nutrition fads, health law reform and repeal, and the structural and social determinants of health. She often examines how policy fails to protect human health and address inequities. In addition to Covid, she’s covered many outbreaks, from Ebola to measles. She’s also spent a lot of time unpicking dubious medical claims — made by everyone from celebrities to celebrity doctors — and using them to explain how science works (or doesn’t).
The one thing obesity scientists agree on: Size is not a choice
Social distancing is a luxury many can’t afford. Vermont did something about it.
Italy’s coronavirus crisis could be America’s
The extraordinary danger of being pregnant and uninsured in Texas
What I learned about weight loss from spending a day inside a metabolic chamber
What the dip in US life expectancy is really about: Inequality
Why the Washington measles outbreak is mostly affecting one specific group
This researcher may have discovered the antidote to health bunk
Genetic testing brings families together — and sometimes tears them apart
Juul, the vape device teens are getting hooked on, explained
Joe Rogan is a drop in the ccean of medical misinformation
China’s cases of Covid-19 are finally declining. A WHO expert explains why.
The world’s most livable city is a smoker’s paradise
Is one drink per day really unsafe? That new alcohol study, explained.
Hearing loss affects 1 in 4 adults in the US. Is our noisy world to blame?